Blauvelt

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Blauvelt, a name meaning "blue pastureland," from blauw + velt.

Proper noun

Blauvelt (plural Blauvelts)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Blauvelt is the 14549^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2048 individuals. Blauvelt is most common among White (95.9%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blauvelt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 171.