Blauvelt
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Blauvelt, a name meaning "blue pastureland," from blauw + velt.
Proper noun
Blauvelt (plural Blauvelts)
- A surname from Dutch.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Blauvelt is the 14549th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 171.