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

Blomeke, 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 Blomeke surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blomeke in America

Blomeke is the 131379th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blomeke surname appeared 129 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 Blomeke.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blomeke 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 Blomeke

The surname Blomeke is of German origin, with roots dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to have originated in the Lower Rhine region of western Germany, where the name was initially spelled as Blomecher or Blomecher.

The name Blomeke is derived from the Old High German word "bluoma," which means "flower" or "bloom." This suggests that the name may have been originally given as a descriptive surname to someone who lived near a field of flowers or was associated with floriculture.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Blomeke can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Lubecensis, a collection of medieval documents from the city of Lübeck, dated around 1240. The name appears as "Blomecher," referring to a landowner in the region.

In the 14th century, the name Blomeke began to appear in various municipal records and chronicles across the Lower Rhine region, including the city of Cologne. One notable figure from this period was Johannes Blomeke, a merchant and councilman in Cologne, who lived from approximately 1320 to 1385.

As the surname spread throughout Germany, variations in spelling emerged, such as Blomeche, Blomechen, and Blomeken. In the 16th century, a notable figure with the name was Hans Blomeke, a Lutheran theologian and reformer from Saxony, who lived from 1493 to 1559.

Another prominent individual with the surname Blomeke was Johann Wilhelm Blomeke, a German composer and organist from the 18th century, born in 1714 and died in 1792. His works, including several organ concertos and church cantatas, were highly regarded during his lifetime.

In the 19th century, the name Blomeke was associated with several notable figures in academia and literature. One such individual was Karl Blomeke, a German philologist and scholar of Germanic languages, who lived from 1812 to 1893.

Additionally, the name Blomeke has been linked to various place names throughout Germany, such as Blomekeshof, a former village in Lower Saxony, and Blomekenbach, a small stream in the Sauerland region of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blomeke

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

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

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