Explore the Family Name Blinder

The meaning of Blinder

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Blind 2, from a noun derivative meaning ‘(the) blind man’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Isak, Mayer, Meyer, Nyusya, Yehuda. Russian Boris, Aleksandr, Lev, Liudmila, Losif, Semyon.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Blinder saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 46,614th most common surname, while by 2010 it had fallen to the 48,800th spot, which accounts for a drop of around 4.69%. Despite this decline in rank, the actual number of individuals with the Blinder surname slightly increased during this period, moving from 430 in 2000 to 432 in 2010, indicating a marginal growth rate of 0.47%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,614	#48,800	-4.69%
Count	430	432	0.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blinder

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Blinder also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010. According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Blinder surname identified as White in both years - 92.79% in 2000 and an increased percentage of 94.91% in 2010. The proportion of those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 25.27%, falling from 1.86% in 2000 to 1.39% in 2010. The Hispanic representation also saw a reduction, going from 3.95% in 2000 to 3.24% in 2010. Interestingly, there was no representation reported from those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, while the data for those identifying with two or more races was suppressed in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.79%	94.91%	2.28%
Hispanic	3.95%	3.24%	-17.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.86%	1.39%	-25.27%
Two or More Races	1.16%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%