Explore the Family Name Bleiweiss

The meaning of Bleiweiss

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a producer of white lead (used as a pigment), from Middle High German blīwīss, German Bleiweiss ‘white lead’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Avi. German Erwin.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bleiweiss saw a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bleiweiss ranked 76,700 in terms of surname popularity across the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to rank 85,049. This represents a 10.89% drop in rank. The count of people with this surname also dipped from 233 in 2000 to 220 in 2010, marking a 5.58% decline. Proportionally, per 100,000 people, those bearing the surname Bleiweiss decreased by 22.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,700	#85,049	-10.89%
Count	233	220	-5.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bleiweiss

With respect to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Bleiweiss identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, but there was a slight decrease in this group over the decade. In 2000, 93.99% identified as White, and by 2010, this figure had fallen to 90.45%, a change of -3.77%. Those identifying as Hispanic, however, increased from 4.29% in 2000 to 7.27% in 2010, an impressive growth of 69.46%. The percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or two or more races remained at zero throughout the period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.99%	90.45%	-3.77%
Hispanic	4.29%	7.27%	69.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%