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

Blankespoor, 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 Blankespoor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blankespoor in America

Blankespoor is the 129047th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blankespoor surname appeared 132 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 Blankespoor.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blankespoor 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 Blankespoor

The surname BLANKESPOOR is of Dutch origin, originating in the Netherlands during the Middle Ages. It is a toponymic surname, derived from a place name. The name is believed to be formed from the Dutch words "blancke," meaning white or pale, and "spoor," meaning track or trail. This suggests the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a pale or light-colored path or road.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BLANKESPOOR can be traced back to the 15th century in the historical records of the city of Amsterdam. A merchant named Pieter BLANKESPOOR is mentioned in a document dated 1472, indicating the name was already in use at that time.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the BLANKESPOOR surname was Jan BLANKESPOOR, a Dutch painter who specialized in landscapes and portraits. He was born in Leiden in 1532 and died in Haarlem in 1606.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Dirk BLANKESPOOR, a Dutch soldier and military commander who served in the Eighty Years' War against Spain. He was born in Utrecht in 1587 and died in battle in 1624.

During the 17th century, the name BLANKESPOOR appears in several Dutch colonial records from the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia). A merchant named Cornelis BLANKESPOOR is recorded as having established a trading post in Batavia (modern-day Jakarta) in 1638.

In the 18th century, a notable figure was Willem BLANKESPOOR, a Dutch philosopher and author who wrote extensively on ethics and moral philosophy. He was born in Rotterdam in 1712 and died in Leiden in 1778.

The 19th century saw the birth of Marie BLANKESPOOR, a Dutch painter and artist known for her still-life and floral paintings. She was born in Amsterdam in 1823 and died in The Hague in 1901.

As the Dutch expanded their colonial presence in various parts of the world, the surname BLANKESPOOR also spread to other regions, such as South Africa, where some descendants of Dutch settlers can be found bearing this surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blankespoor

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

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

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