Explore the Family Name Blind

The meaning of Blind

1. English: descriptive epithet for a blind man, from Middle English blind ‘blind; blind man’ (Old English blind, Latin caecus). 2. German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): cognate of 1 above, from Middle High German blint, Middle Dutch, German, or Yiddish blind ‘blind’.

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

The surname Blind has increased in popularity within the United States as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Blind ranked 30,753 out of all surnames but improved its standing to 28,552 by 2010, which represents a 7.16% increase. Concurrently, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 715 to 835 during the same period, marking a significant rise of 16.78%. The proportion of people named Blind per 100,000 residents also saw a slight bump, growing from 0.27 to 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,753	#28,552	7.16%
Count	715	835	16.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.28	3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blind

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the Blind surname, the Decennial U.S. Census indicates a predominance of white individuals. In both 2000 and 2010, over 94% of those bearing the Blind surname identified as white, although there was a negligible decrease of 0.34% over these years. Meanwhile, the number of Hispanic individuals with this surname grew by 21.43%, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native increased by 16.88%. However, the percentage of Black individuals with the Blind surname decreased by 40% during this period. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying as two or more races was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.69%	94.37%	-0.34%
Hispanic	1.68%	2.04%	21.43%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.54%	1.8%	16.88%
Black	1.4%	0.84%	-40%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%