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

Bleiweiss, 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 Bleiweiss surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bleiweiss in America

Bleiweiss is the 85049th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bleiweiss surname appeared 220 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 Bleiweiss.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bleiweiss 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 Bleiweiss

The surname BLEIWEISS originated in Germany in the 16th century. It was derived from the German words "blei" meaning lead, and "weiss" meaning white, referring to the occupation of a lead worker or someone involved in the lead trade. The name was first recorded in the town of Bleiweissenhütte, which translates to "lead white hut", located in the Harz mountains region of central Germany.

BLEIWEISS was a common name among metalworkers, miners, and artisans in the Harz region during the 16th and 17th centuries. The earliest known record of the name dates back to 1523, when a Hans BLEIWEISS was mentioned in a local census record from the town of Goslar, located near the Harz mountains.

In the 17th century, the name started to appear in other parts of Germany, particularly in the south and west. This was likely due to migration and the spread of metalworking and mining industries. One notable early bearer of the name was Johann BLEIWEISS, a master blacksmith born in Nuremberg in 1632.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the BLEIWEISS name continued to be associated with metalworking and mining professions. Some bearers of the name gained recognition for their contributions to these fields, such as Friedrich BLEIWEISS, a renowned mining engineer from Freiberg, Saxony, who lived from 1768 to 1832.

Another noteworthy individual with the BLEIWEISS surname was Karl BLEIWEISS, a German painter and engraver born in Cologne in 1853. His works, which often depicted scenes from the Rhineland region, are held in several art museums across Germany.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the BLEIWEISS name began to spread outside of Germany due to emigration. For example, a family with the surname settled in the United States, with John BLEIWEISS, born in 1875 in Bavaria, becoming a prominent figure in the steel industry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Throughout its history, the BLEIWEISS surname has been closely tied to the metalworking, mining, and artisan trades in Germany. While the name may have evolved in its spelling and distribution over time, it remains a testament to the rich industrial and cultural heritage of the Harz region and the skilled craftsmen who bore this surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bleiweiss

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

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

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