Explore the Family Name Blickensderfer
The meaning of Blickensderfer
Americanized form of South German Blickensdörfer, itself an altered form of Swiss German Blickensdorfer, a habitational name for someone from a hamlet called Blickensdorf in canton Zug. Compare Blickenstaff. History: Blickensdörfer is the name of a Swiss Mennonite family, originally spelled Blickensdorfer, a form still found in Switzerland, but in southern Germany altered to Blickensdörfer. The progenitor of (most of) the bearers of the name Blickensdörfer and its Americanized forms was Hans Jakob Blickensdörfer from Switzerland, who settled in the Palatinate during the religious persecution of the Mennonites in Switzerland and whose four sons (Christian, Johannes, Jost, and Ulrich) immigrated to the US in the middle of the 18th century. However, these sons did not continue in the Mennonite Church, hence the surname Blickensderfer and another altered form Blickenstaff are not found among the Mennonites in North America.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Blickensderfer in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Blickensderfer saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 70,906 and by 2010 it had dropped to rank 74,826, indicating a change of -5.53. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname remained fairly stable, with only a minor increase from 257 people in 2000 to 258 people in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #70,906 | #74,826 | -5.53% |
| Count | 257 | 258 | 0.39% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.1 | 0.09 | -10% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blickensderfer
In terms of ethnicity, the Blickensderfer surname was predominantly associated with the White ethnic group during both 2000 and 2010, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, a substantial 99.22% of individuals with this surname identified as White, which slightly decreased to 98.84% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic groups in either year. Similarly, there were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying with two or more races.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 99.22% | 98.84% | -0.38% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |