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

Belitz, 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 Belitz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Belitz in America

Belitz is the 48256th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Belitz surname appeared 438 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Belitz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Belitz 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 Belitz

The surname Belitz is believed to have originated in Germany, with its roots dating back to the Middle Ages. Linguists suggest that the name derives from the German word "Belis," which refers to a village or settlement, indicating that the earliest bearers of this surname likely hailed from a place called Belis or a similar-sounding location.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Belitz name can be found in the 13th-century Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This suggests that the name was well-established in this region during that time period.

In the 15th century, a man named Hans Belitz was documented as a merchant in the city of Magdeburg, which was a prominent trading center in the Holy Roman Empire. This indicates that the Belitz family had already achieved a notable presence in urban areas by that point.

During the 16th century, the name appeared in various records across central and northern Germany, with spellings such as Belitz, Beliz, and Belitze. One notable bearer was Johann Belitz, a Protestant reformer and theologian born in 1548 in the town of Zerbst.

In the 18th century, a family with the Belitz surname held land and titles in the Prussian province of Pomerania. Friedrich Wilhelm von Belitz, born in 1712, served as a military officer and later became a high-ranking official in the Prussian government.

Another prominent figure was Carl Belitz, a German architect and urban planner born in 1845. He played a significant role in the development of several German cities, including Hamburg and Berlin, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

While the Belitz surname is most commonly found in Germany, it has also been documented in other parts of Europe, including the Netherlands, Poland, and Russia, likely due to migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Belitz

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

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 Belitz 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 Belitz 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 Belitz was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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