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

Bloink, 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 Bloink surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bloink in America

Bloink is the 125282nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bloink surname appeared 137 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 Bloink.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bloink 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 Bloink

The surname Bloink originates from the Low Countries region of northwestern Europe, encompassing parts of modern-day Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France. It likely emerged during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Middle Dutch or Old Frisian word "bloink," which translates roughly to "muddied" or "soiled."

One of the earliest known references to the Bloink surname appears in a 1387 property deed from the town of Ghent, where a certain Willem Bloink is mentioned as a landowner. This suggests the name was already well-established in the region by that time. Another early record is found in a 1412 census document from the city of Bruges, listing a household headed by Jan Bloink.

The Bloink name can also be traced to various place names in the Low Countries, such as the hamlet of Bloinkveld near Antwerp, and the village of Bloinkerdijk in South Holland. These locales likely took their names from the Dutch words describing their muddy or marshy terrain, which may have influenced the surname's origin.

Notable individuals bearing the Bloink surname include:

1. Pieter Bloink (c. 1520 - 1587), a Flemish merchant and alderman of Brussels.
2. Geertruida Bloink (1673 - 1749), a Dutch painter renowned for her still-life works.
3. Andries Bloink (1802 - 1876), a Belgian industrialist and founder of the Bloink Textile Mills in Ghent.
4. Johannes Bloink (1843 - 1921), a Dutch theologian and professor at the University of Leiden.
5. Maria Bloink (1901 - 1982), a renowned Belgian opera singer who performed throughout Europe in the early 20th century.

Over time, the Bloink surname spread from its Low Countries origins to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas and other regions through migration and immigration. However, its roots can be traced back to the linguistic and cultural heritage of the medieval Low Countries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bloink

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

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

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