Blochi

Blochi is a name used as both a surname and a toponym in Italian-speaking contexts. In genealogical and local records, Blochi appears as a family name in northern Italian communities and among Italian diaspora populations abroad. As a place name, Blochi has been used for small rural settlements and, in literature and maps, as a fictional or illustrative town.

The etymology of Blochi is not firmly established. It is generally treated as a toponymic surname, potentially derived from a locality, a landscape feature, or an occupational nickname associated with work with blocks or stone. Related surname forms that appear in regional records include Bocchi and Blochetti, though these variants may reflect distinct lineages rather than a single origin.

Contemporary records indicate Blochi remains uncommon but persistent, with a distribution centered in Italy and with diasporic communities in the Americas and Europe. The name is most frequently found in civil and parish records dating from the late Middle Ages onward, reflecting long-standing family lineages.

In literature and media, Blochi is occasionally used as the name of a fictional town or family in Italian-language fiction, serving as a plausible, neutral place-name. As such, the term is sometimes cited in discussions of toponymy and surname transmission in Romance-language regions.