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

Bilz, 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 Bilz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bilz in America

Bilz is the 69579th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bilz surname appeared 282 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 Bilz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bilz 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 Bilz

The surname Bilz has its roots in Germany, originating in the late Middle Ages around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have derived from an Old German word meaning "little," suggesting it may have initially been a descriptive nickname for someone of small stature or a diminutive form of a more common name.

One of the earliest known references to the Bilz name can be found in records from the town of Dortmund in the region of Westphalia, dated to the 1400s. It is possible that the name was originally a variant spelling of the more common German surname Biltz, which shares a similar origin and meaning.

In the 16th century, a notable bearer of the Bilz name was Johann Bilz, a German theologian and reformer who lived from 1516 to 1586. He was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation movement and is known for his writings on theology and religious doctrine.

Another early record of the Bilz surname comes from the town of Marbach am Neckar in the state of Baden-Württemberg, where a family by that name was documented in the late 1600s. It is likely that the name had spread from its original northern German roots to other parts of the country by this time.

Moving into the 18th century, there are records of a Heinrich Bilz, born in 1721 in the town of Schwäbisch Hall, who was a respected clockmaker and craftsman. His son, Johann Friedrich Bilz (1756-1828), followed in his footsteps and became a renowned watchmaker in his own right.

As the name continued to spread and evolve, it took on various spellings and forms, such as Biltz, Bilse, and Bilzen, which may have been influenced by local dialects or regional variations. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained consistent throughout its history.

Other notable individuals with the surname Bilz include the German painter and sculptor Karl Friedrich Bilz (1816-1901), known for his religious and historical works, and the 20th-century German chemist and academic Friedrich Bilz (1872-1951), who made significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bilz

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

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

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