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

Colpaert, 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 Colpaert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Colpaert in America

Colpaert is the 96799th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Colpaert surname appeared 188 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 Colpaert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Colpaert 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 Colpaert

The surname Colpaert is of Dutch origin, originating in the Netherlands during the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "kol" meaning "coal" and "paert" meaning "horse", likely referring to a coal-hauling horse driver or someone who worked in the coal mining industry. The spelling variations of this surname include Colpaart, Colpaard, and Kolpaart.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in the records of the city of Amsterdam, where a merchant named Jan Colpaert is mentioned in a trade document dated 1467. Another notable early reference is in the baptismal records of the Dutch Reformed Church in Leiden, where a child named Pieter Colpaert was born to parents Dirk and Maria Colpaert in 1589.

In the 17th century, a Flemish artist named Anthony Colpaert was active in the Dutch city of Delft, known for his landscape paintings and etchings depicting rural scenes and village life. He was born in Delft in 1613 and died there in 1668. Another individual of note was Willem Colpaert, a Dutch merchant and ship owner who lived in Amsterdam during the late 17th century and was involved in the lucrative spice trade with the Dutch East Indies.

During the 18th century, a prominent figure bearing the Colpaert surname was Jan Colpaert, a Dutch philosopher and theologian who taught at the University of Leiden. He was born in Rotterdam in 1722 and wrote several influential works on ethics and natural theology before his death in 1794.

In the 19th century, a notable individual with this surname was Pieter Colpaert, a Belgian engineer and inventor who lived from 1816 to 1891. He is credited with developing an early form of the electric telegraph system and was awarded several patents for his inventions in the field of telecommunications.

As the surname Colpaert originated in the Netherlands, it has been predominantly found in Dutch and Flemish communities throughout history, but it has also spread to other parts of Europe and the world through migration and diaspora.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Colpaert

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

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

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