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

Blevin, 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 Blevin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blevin in America

Blevin is the 106570th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blevin surname appeared 167 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 Blevin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blevin 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 Blevin

The surname Blevin is of English origin, specifically tracing its roots to the county of Cornwall in the southwestern corner of England. It likely emerged during the medieval period, between the 11th and 15th centuries.

The name is thought to derive from the Cornish place name Bleuvan or Bleuyn, which translates to "wolf hill" or "hill of the wolf." This suggests that the earliest bearers of the Blevin surname may have resided near a particular hill or elevated area associated with wolves.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Assize Rolls of Cornwall from the late 13th century, where a Walter de Bleuyn is mentioned. This indicates that the surname had already taken shape and was in use by that time.

In the 14th century, the spelling Blevyn appears in various Cornish records, such as the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. This variation remained common throughout the Middle Ages and into the early modern period.

Notable individuals with the Blevin surname include John Blevin, a merchant from Cornwall who lived in the late 16th century, and Richard Blevin, a landowner in the same region during the early 17th century.

One of the earliest documented instances of the Americanized spelling "Blevin" can be found in the records of the Jamestown settlement in Virginia, where a Thomas Blevin is listed as arriving in 1623.

Another significant figure was Sir John Blevin (1588-1657), a member of the English gentry and a Member of Parliament for Cornwall during the reign of King Charles I. He played a role in the English Civil War, initially supporting the Royalist cause before later shifting his allegiance to the Parliamentarians.

In the 18th century, a noteworthy individual was William Blevin (1720-1795), a renowned Cornish scholar and antiquarian who studied and documented the history and language of his native region.

While the Blevin surname is relatively uncommon today, it maintains a strong connection to its Cornish heritage and the linguistic roots that gave rise to its distinctive meaning.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blevin

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

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

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