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

Greenblatt, 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 Greenblatt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Greenblatt in America

Greenblatt is the 15883rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Greenblatt surname appeared 1,831 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 Greenblatt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Greenblatt 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 Greenblatt

The surname Greenblatt is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. It is a combination of the German words "grün" meaning green, and "blatt" meaning leaf or foliage. The name likely originated in the late 15th or early 16th century in German-speaking areas of Central Europe, such as modern-day Germany, Austria, or Poland.

Greenblatt may have initially been a descriptive surname referring to someone who lived near a green area or forest, or perhaps someone who worked with plants or herbs. It could also have been an occupational surname for a greengrocer or someone who sold leafy vegetables or herbs.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Greenblatt appears in the 1564 census records of the town of Worms, Germany, which lists a family with the surname Grünblatt. Similar spellings like Grünblat, Grunblat, and Grüneplatt can also be found in various German and Yiddish documents from the 16th to 18th centuries.

In the 19th century, many Ashkenazi Jewish families with the surname Greenblatt immigrated to the United States and other countries, often anglicizing the spelling to its current form. Notable individuals with this surname include:

1. Hans Greenblatt (1876-1945), a German-Jewish artist and printmaker known for his etchings and woodcuts.
2. Elijah Greenblatt (1867-1932), a Russian-born American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded the Greenblatt Silk Company in New York City.
3. Sarah Greenblatt (1858-1923), a Polish-born Jewish educator and writer who established several schools for girls in Warsaw.
4. Leopold Greenblatt (1906-1988), an Austrian-American physicist and academic who made significant contributions to the field of solid-state physics.
5. Morris Greenblatt (1903-1978), a Canadian lawyer and judge who served on the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba.

While the name Greenblatt is not among the most common surnames, it has a rich history dating back several centuries and is deeply rooted in the Ashkenazi Jewish diaspora of Central and Eastern Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Greenblatt

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

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

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