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

Blumenfeld, 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 Blumenfeld surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blumenfeld in America

Blumenfeld is the 17625th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blumenfeld surname appeared 1,594 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Blumenfeld.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blumenfeld 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 Blumenfeld

The surname Blumenfeld is of German origin, derived from the German words "Blumen" meaning flowers and "Feld" meaning field. It likely originated as a topographic name for someone who lived near a field of flowers or a meadow.

The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 16th century in various regions of Germany. One of the earliest known bearers was Hans Blumenfeld, a farmer from the village of Kirchheim in Hesse, mentioned in records from 1542.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various church registers and tax records across central and southern Germany, including in the regions of Saxony, Bavaria, and Württemberg. Notable individuals from this period include Johann Blumenfeld (1612-1687), a Lutheran pastor in Nürnberg, and Anna Blumenfeld (1639-1712), a midwife from Augsburg.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the name spread more widely across German-speaking areas as families migrated and settled in new regions. Some variations in spelling emerged, such as Blumenfelde and Blumenfelden.

One of the earliest known instances of the name outside of Germany is found in the United States, where Jacob Blumenfeld (1738-1815) settled in Pennsylvania after emigrating from the Palatinate region of Germany in the 1760s.

Other notable bearers of the name include:

• Otto Blumenfeld (1822-1897), a German philosopher and educator from Leipzig.
• Ernst Blumenfeld (1865-1928), a German-born American artist and illustrator.
• Samuel Blumenfeld (1907-1998), an American author and educator, known for his advocacy of phonics-based reading instruction.
• Ralph Blumenfeld (1926-2009), a British journalist and newspaper editor.
• Kathrin Blumenfeld (born 1963), a German actress and filmmaker.

Throughout its history, the surname Blumenfeld has maintained its connection to the German language and culture, while also spreading to other parts of the world through migration and immigration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blumenfeld

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

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

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