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

Blumenstein, 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 Blumenstein surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blumenstein in America

Blumenstein is the 41501st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blumenstein surname appeared 524 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 Blumenstein.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blumenstein 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 Blumenstein

The surname Blumenstein originated in Germany, likely in the 13th or 14th century. It is derived from the German words "Blume" meaning flower and "Stein" meaning stone, suggesting it may have been a descriptive name referring to a person living near a rocky area with flowers. Alternatively, it could have been a locational name for someone residing near a place called Blumenstein.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Blumenstein can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, dated around the 14th century. The name appears in various spellings such as Blumenstain, Blumensteine, and Blumensteine.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Hans Blumenstein (1490-1552) was a German Protestant theologian and reformer who worked alongside Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon during the Protestant Reformation.

The Blumenstein family was also present in Switzerland, where the name is sometimes spelled Blumenstein or Blumenstain. A prominent Swiss bearer of the name was Johann Rudolf Blumenstein (1695-1756), a Swiss politician and member of the Council of Zurich.

In the 19th century, a German-American named Frederick Blumenstein (1822-1899) made significant contributions to the field of horticulture and landscape architecture in the United States. He designed several notable parks and gardens, including the grounds of the United States Capitol and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Another notable figure was August Blumenstein (1847-1920), a German-American landscape architect and horticulturist who designed many public parks and gardens in Chicago, Illinois, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

While the name Blumenstein is not as common today, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and can be traced back to its German and Swiss origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blumenstein

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

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

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