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

Bismark, 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 Bismark surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bismark in America

Bismark is the 123064th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bismark surname appeared 140 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 Bismark.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bismark 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 Bismark

The surname BISMARK is of German origin and dates back to the medieval period. It is believed to have originated as a place name, derived from the Old German words "bis" meaning "beside" and "mark" meaning "boundary or border". This suggests that the name referred to a location situated near a territorial boundary or border region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the medieval Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of historical documents from the 9th to the 14th centuries, where it appears as "Bismarck" in reference to a village or settlement located in present-day Lower Saxony, Germany.

The name gained prominence in the 13th century with the birth of Ludolf von Bismarck (1230-1295), a German nobleman and knight who served as a military commander during the Crusades. His descendants continued to use the name, and it became associated with various branches of the noble Bismarck family.

In the 19th century, the name achieved international recognition through Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), the famous Prussian statesman and the first Chancellor of the German Empire. He played a pivotal role in the unification of Germany and is widely regarded as one of the most influential political figures in European history.

Another notable figure was Rudolf von Bismarck (1849-1920), a German diplomat and politician who served as the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under Kaiser Wilhelm II. He was the son of Otto von Bismarck and continued his father's legacy in international politics.

The name also has connections to the city of Bismarck, the capital of North Dakota, which was named in honor of Otto von Bismarck in 1873. This further solidified the name's association with political and historical significance.

Other notable individuals with the surname BISMARK include Gottfried von Bismarck (1962-2007), a German entrepreneur and member of the prominent Bismarck family, and Philipp von Bismarck (1913-1981), a German lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bismark

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

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

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