Bleecker Surname

343,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Bleecker Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who leached cloth, a fuller.

Bleecker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9581:378,35033,446
Canada821:449,33638,948
England71:7,959,723202,100
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Bleecker (30) may also be a first name.

Bleecker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who leached cloth, a fuller.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

BLEECKER, BLEEKER: (Dutch.) From Bleeker, a bleacher or whitener of linen. In Danish, bleger.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(Dutch/Flemish), Bleacher. Bleekrode, Pale red or Bleach­er's assart? (variant: van Berkenrode.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Bleecker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bleecker Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bleecker is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bleecker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bleecker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bleecker is the 343,060th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,817,162 people. The surname Bleecker occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Bleecker are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bleecker is also the 1,911,214th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 30 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 958 people, or 1 in 378,350. In The United States Bleecker is mostly concentrated in: California, where 19 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Bleecker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bleecker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,497 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bleecker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bleecker are 10.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bleecker earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.9% more than the national average, earning $48,717 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $53,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bleeckert949/
Bleeckere944/
Bleeker936,086/
Blecker931,258/
Bleckert88394/
Bleecher88250/
Bloecker88197/
Bleicker8892/
Blaecker886/
Bleckher881/
Bleekert881/
Bleckere880/
Bleacker880/
Bleker86956/
Bleekr861/
Bleickert8257/
Blocker8011,824/
Blacker806,478/
Blecher802,501/
Bleiker801,346/
Blöcker801,188/
Blicker80412/
Blekher80164/
Blekker8096/
Bläcker8088/
Blycker8063/
Bleyker8018/
Blekier808/
Blaeker808/
Bhleker801/
Bleaker801/
Blekert801/
Vlecker800/
Bloeker800/
Bleicher754,424/
Bleacher75492/
Blyckert75112/
Bleykher7580/
Blackier7578/
Bleikher7518/
Bellecer7516/
Bleikert7515/
Blekhert7513/
Blöckert7510/
Bleycher756/
Blaacker755/
Blackher751/
Bloucker751/
Bleucher751/
Bloccker750/
Bllocker750/
Blaker713,029/
Bloker71126/
Bläker71104/
B'Leikher718/
Bliker714/
Blackhear712/
Blyackher711/
Blekir711/
Bellheker711/
Blyker711/
Bellocker710/
Blokker672,356/
Blöcher671,421/
Blicher67743/
Blaaker6788/
Blijker6726/
Blykher6711/
Blycher6710/
Blikher6710/
Blekherova676/
Blikker674/
Blekhir673/
Blackjr672/
Blakier671/
Blekair671/
Bleikir671/
Blakher671/
Blikert670/
Blechir670/

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