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

Blankenheim, 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 Blankenheim surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blankenheim in America

Blankenheim is the 74826th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blankenheim surname appeared 258 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 Blankenheim.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blankenheim 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 Blankenheim

The surname Blankenheim originated in Germany, likely during the medieval period. It is derived from the place name Blankenheim, a town located in the district of Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name itself is believed to be derived from the Germanic words "blank," meaning "bright" or "shining," and "heim," meaning "home" or "residence."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Blankenheim can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Quedlinburgensis, a collection of medieval documents related to the Quedlinburg Abbey, dating back to the 11th century. This suggests that the surname was already in use by that time.

In the 13th century, a nobleman named Heinrich von Blankenheim was mentioned in the chronicles of the Cistercian monastery of Heisterbach, located near Bonn. He is believed to have been a member of the aristocratic family that held the lordship of Blankenheim during that era.

Another notable figure bearing the surname Blankenheim was Johann Theodor Blankenheim, a German theologian and philosopher who lived from 1607 to 1670. He was a professor of theology at the University of Heidelberg and authored several works on religious and philosophical topics.

In the 18th century, Johann Friedrich Blankenheim (1744-1811) was a German writer and educator who served as the principal of the Gymnasium in Wesel, a town in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The Blankenheim family also had a connection to the Netherlands, as evidenced by the Dutch nobleman and military officer Adolph von Blankenheim (1593-1663), who served as a general in the Dutch army during the Eighty Years' War against Spain.

Throughout history, variations of the place name Blankenheim have been recorded, such as Blankenhain, Blankenheim-Gerhardstein, and Blankenberg, which may have influenced the spelling of the surname in different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blankenheim

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

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

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