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

Blickensderfer, 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 Blickensderfer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blickensderfer in America

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

The Blickensderfer 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 Blickensderfer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blickensderfer 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 Blickensderfer

The surname BLICKENSDERFER is of German origin, with its earliest known roots traced back to the late 15th century in the region of Bavaria. The name is believed to be derived from the Old German words "blicken," meaning "to look," and "derfer," referring to a small village or hamlet. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who was a watchman or sentinel for a rural community.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BLICKENSDERFER can be found in the town records of Nuremberg, dated 1492, where a Hans Blickensderfer is mentioned as a resident. In the 16th century, variations of the spelling included Blickensdorfer, Blickensdörfer, and Blickensdorffer.

Historical records indicate that a notable figure with this surname was Johann Blickensderfer, a Lutheran minister who lived in Augsburg from 1523 to 1587. He was known for his fiery sermons and his staunch defense of the Protestant Reformation.

In the 17th century, the BLICKENSDERFER name appears in the records of several small villages in the Bavarian region, suggesting that the family had spread out from its original location. One such village was Blickendorf, which may have influenced the spelling of the surname.

A prominent BLICKENSDERFER in the 18th century was Georg Blickensderfer, a clockmaker born in Nuremberg in 1721. His intricate timepieces were highly sought after by the nobility and wealthy merchants of the time.

As the BLICKENSDERFER family migrated to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas, the spelling of the name evolved further. In the 19th century, notable individuals with this surname included August Blickensderfer, a German-American inventor born in 1847, who patented several improvements to the typewriter design, and Hans Blickensderfer, a Prussian-born artist and illustrator who lived from 1839 to 1917.

Throughout its long history, the BLICKENSDERFER surname has maintained a strong connection to its Germanic roots, reflecting the rich cultural heritage of the regions where it originated.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blickensderfer

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Blickensderfer, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!