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Blount (or Blunt) is a common surname of English derivation, meaning "blonde, fair" (Old French ''blund''), or ''dull'' (Middle English ''blunt, blont'')〔 *''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press〕 * Bessie Blount, mistress of Henry VIII of England and mother of his only illegitimate son, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset * Bessie Blount, (1914–2009) an African American inventor *Charles Blount (deist), (1654–1693), author and son of Sir Henry Blount * Charles Hubert Boulby Blount (1893-1940), English airman and cricketer * Sir Christopher Blount (d. 1601), companion of Sir Walter Raleigh and cousin of Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire * Edward Blount (or Blunt), publishing partner for the First Folio of the works of Shakespeare * Elizabeth Blount (1502–1540), mistress of Henry VIII and the mother of his illegitimate son, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset * Sir James Blount (d. 1493), English commander of the fortress of Hammes and a minor character in Shakespeare's play ''Richard III'' *F. Nelson Blount, (1918–1967), President and founder of Blount Seafood Corporation, millionaire and collector of vintage steam locomotives and rail cars. * Sir Henry Blount, author of ''Voyage into the Levant'' (1635) * Herman Blount, (1914–1993), birth name of jazz musician Sun Ra * James Henderson Blount (1837–1903), U.S. congressman from Georgia, Minister to Hawaii *James Blunt born James Hillier Blount, British musician, singer/songwriter * LeGarrette Blount (1986—), National Football League player * Mark Blount (1975—), American basketball player * Mel Blount (1948—), American professional football player * Ralph Blount (or Blunt), merchant tailor of London, father of Edward Blount * Richard Blount, S.J. (1565–1638), English Priest and Jesuit Provincial * Roy Blount, Jr. (1941—), American humorist * Sir Thomas Blount (died 1400), courtier, executed for his part in the Epiphany Rising * Thomas Blount (born c 1604), English civil war soldier, MP and inventor. * Thomas Blount (1618–1679), English antiquarian and lexicographer * Thomas Blount (1759–1812), American Revolutionary War veteran and congressman from North Carolina * William Blount (1749–1800), American statesman and senator from Tennessee * W. Frank Blount (1938—), American businessman * William Grainger Blount (1784–1827), American statesman from Tennessee, son of William Blount * Willie Blount (1768–1835), American Governor of Tennessee, half-brother of William Blount * Winton M. Blount (1921–2002), American industrialist and US Postmaster-General * Cecil Blount DeMille (1881–1959), American film producer and businessman * Michael Blount (1529–c.1597), Sheriff of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire * Blount baronets, English baronets of Sodington and Tittenhanger English nobility, Barons Mountjoy and Earls of Newport in the English Peerage: *Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy (1420–1474) *Edward Blount, 2nd Baron Mountjoy (1467–1475) *John Blount, 3rd Baron Mountjoy (1445–1485) *William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy (1478–1534) scholar and chamberlain to Catherine of Aragon *Charles Blount, 5th Baron Mountjoy (1516–1544) *James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy (died 1581) *William Blount, 7th Baron Mountjoy (1561–1594) *Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devon and 8th Baron Mountjoy (1562–1606), English courtier, soldier, and colonial administrator *Mountjoy Blount, 1st Earl of Newport (1597–1665) *Mountjoy Blount, 2nd Earl of Newport (1630–1674) *Thomas Blount, 3rd Earl of Newport (died 1675) *Henry Blount, 4th Earl of Newport (died 1679) ==See also== *Blunt (surname) *Blount (disambiguation) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blount (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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