Find out how popular the last name Baltimore is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Baltimore.

Baltimore, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Baltimore surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Baltimore in America

Baltimore is the 13944th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Baltimore surname appeared 2,165 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Baltimore.

We can also compare 2010 data for Baltimore to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Baltimore

The surname Baltimore has its origins in England, dating back to the late 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "bealdor" meaning "prince" and "mere" meaning "lake" or "sea." This suggests that the name may have referred to a location near a body of water associated with a prince or ruler.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Baltimore appears in the parish records of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London, where a certain Thomas Baltimore was christened in 1592. It is also found in the records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, where a William Baltimore was mentioned in 1607.

The name Baltimore is closely linked to the city of Baltimore in Maryland, United States, which was founded in 1729 and named after Lord Baltimore, the proprietor of the Maryland colony. Lord Baltimore's full name was Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605-1675), and he was granted the charter for the Maryland colony by King Charles I in 1632.

Another notable figure with the surname Baltimore was George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore (1579-1632), who was the first Lord Proprietor of the Province of Avalon in Newfoundland, Canada. He was a prominent English politician and colonist who played a significant role in the early settlement of North America.

In the 17th century, the Baltimore family was influential in the establishment of the Maryland colony and the city of Baltimore. Sir John Baltimore (1565-1638) was the father of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, and served as a member of the Virginia Company, which played a key role in the colonization of Virginia.

Another individual with the surname Baltimore worth mentioning is Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore (1637-1715), who served as the Governor of Maryland from 1661 to 1675. He was instrumental in the development of the colony and the promotion of religious tolerance in Maryland.

While the surname Baltimore has English origins, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and the influence of the Baltimore family in the early colonial history of North America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Baltimore

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Baltimore.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Baltimore was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Baltimore has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Baltimore was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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