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

Bleier, 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 Bleier surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bleier in America

Bleier is the 25064th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bleier surname appeared 991 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 Bleier.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bleier 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 Bleier

The surname BLEIER is believed to have originated in Germany and Austria, likely in the 16th or 17th century. It is derived from the German word "Bleier," which means "lead worker" or "lead miner," suggesting that the name's earliest bearers were involved in the mining or working of lead.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BLEIER can be found in the German state of Bavaria, where a family of lead miners was documented in the town of Oberstaufen in the late 16th century. The name was also prevalent in other German regions known for their lead mining activities, such as the Erzgebirge mountains and the Harz region.

In the 18th century, the name BLEIER appeared in several German church records, including those of the Protestant parish in Bamberg, where a Johann BLEIER was listed as a lead worker in 1723. Around the same time, a family named BLEIER was recorded in the town of Rosenheim, Bavaria, where they were engaged in the production of lead pipes and other lead-based products.

As the BLEIER family spread throughout German-speaking regions, variations in spelling emerged, including BLEYER, BLEYER, and BLEYHER. These spelling variations often reflected regional dialects and local pronunciation differences.

One notable historical figure with the surname BLEIER was Johann Gottlieb BLEIER (1705-1776), a German architect and master builder from Saxony. He was responsible for designing several churches and public buildings in the Dresden area, including the Church of the Holy Cross in Dresden.

Another prominent bearer of the BLEIER name was Friedrich Wilhelm BLEIER (1790-1859), a German painter and lithographer from Berlin. He is known for his landscape paintings and lithographic prints depicting scenes from the Prussian countryside.

In the 19th century, members of the BLEIER family emigrated from Germany and Austria to various parts of the world, including the United States, Canada, and South America. One such emigrant was Johann BLEIER (1825-1901), who settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and worked as a lead miner and smelter.

Other notable individuals with the surname BLEIER include the Austrian writer and journalist Fritz BLEIER (1880-1966), known for his novels and short stories exploring life in rural Austria, and the German-American painter and sculptor Ludwig BLEIER (1897-1975), whose works were exhibited in various museums and galleries across the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bleier

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

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

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