Explore the Family Name Bielman

The meaning of Bielman

1. Americanized form of Swiss German Bielmann: variant of Biehler, itself a variant of Buehler. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of East German Bielmann: rare habitational name for someone from any of the places in eastern Germany named Biela, Bielau, or Biele.

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How common is the last name Bielman in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bielman has seen a decrease over the decade. In 2000, Bielman was ranked 111,119 in popularity and had decreased to 133,863 by 2010, a drop of 20.47%. The count of individuals with this surname also declined from 147 in 2000 to 126 in 2010, indicating a reduction of 14.29%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people also fell by 20% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#111,119	#133,863	-20.47%
Count	147	126	-14.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.04	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bielman

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the Bielman surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is primarily linked with the White ethnic group. In 2000, 87.76% of the individuals with the Bielman surname identified as White, slightly decreasing to 84.13% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, rising from 4.76% in 2000 to 9.52% in 2010, marking a 100% increase. Those identifying with two or more races saw a decrease of 16.60%, going from 4.76% in 2000 to 3.97% in 2010. There were no individuals in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.76%	84.13%	-4.14%
Hispanic	4.76%	9.52%	100%
Two or More Races	4.76%	3.97%	-16.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%