Bledsoe is a surname with English origins. Its earliest recorded instance is in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name likely originates from the Old English words “bl?d” meaning “blood” and “s?” meaning “sow”, indicating someone who kept pigs for bloodletting. Notable individuals with this surname include American football player Drew Bledsoe and American author and historian Benjamin Bledsoe. The name has also been fictionalized in literature, such as in Toni Morrison’s novel “Beloved”.
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