Blondel: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Blondel? Think of it as Blundell with a different pen. Name scholars give the meaning as “little fair-haired one”.

• Other spellings include Blundel.
• Between 1891 and 2000, 18,189 babies born in France were registered as Blondel, with the most births in 1951–1960.
• Before spelling was fixed, Blundell was also written Blondel.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Blundell surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Blondel family name pack.