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

Bliler, 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 Bliler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bliler in America

Bliler is the 126018th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bliler surname appeared 136 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 Bliler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bliler 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 Bliler

The surname BLILER has its origins in the German language, with the earliest recorded instances dating back to the 13th century in the central regions of what is now modern-day Germany. The name is believed to have derived from the Old High German word "blilaere," which referred to a person who played a musical instrument known as a "blile," a type of early flute or pipe.

One of the earliest known references to the name BLILER can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from the medieval Duchy of Saxony, where a "Conradus Blilaere" is mentioned in a land transaction from the year 1283. This suggests that the name had already been established and in use during that period.

In the 14th century, the name BLILER began appearing in various municipal records and chronicles across different regions of Germany. Notable examples include Johann BLILER, a respected musician who performed at the court of the Margrave of Brandenburg in the late 1300s, and Heinz BLILER, a prominent merchant from the city of Nuremberg, whose name is documented in the city's guild records from the year 1412.

As the centuries progressed, the BLILER surname continued to spread across various parts of Europe, with variations in spelling and pronunciation emerging in different regions. In the 16th century, a branch of the BLILER family settled in the Netherlands, where the name was recorded as "Bleijer" and "Bleier." One notable figure from this lineage was Pieter Bleijer, a renowned painter and engraver who lived in Amsterdam during the late 1500s and early 1600s.

In the 17th century, the BLILER name made its way to England, where it was anglicized to "Bliler" and "Blyler." One of the earliest recorded instances of this spelling can be found in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Islington, London, where the baptism of a child named Elizabeth Bliler is documented in 1673.

Another notable figure bearing the BLILER surname was Johann Georg Bliler, a German composer and organist who lived in the 18th century. Born in 1723 in the town of Halle, Bliler was renowned for his contributions to sacred music and had several of his compositions published during his lifetime.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the BLILER surname continued to appear in various parts of Europe and North America, as families bearing the name migrated and settled in new regions. However, due to the relatively low frequency of the name, there are fewer well-documented historical figures from this period associated with the BLILER surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bliler

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

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

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