How common is the surname Blodgett?

7,157 people in the United States had the surname Blodgett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,139 Americans. It ranked 4,913th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Blodgett?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Blodgett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Blodgett?

Katharine Burr Blodgett, American physicist (1898-1979), followed by Michael Blodgett.

Where is the surname Blodgett most common?

Wikidata records people named Blodgett in the United States.

Is the surname Blodgett getting more or less common?

More common. 6,878 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,157 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Blodgett

A surname, carried by 7,157 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B432

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blodgett is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,157 people named Blodgett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,139 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,878.

#4,913

rank among US surnames

7,157

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,712)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,905	Kuehn	7,181	42,995
#4,906	Whitmire	7,179	43,007
#4,907	Gabel	7,177	43,019
#4,908	Pride	7,172	43,049
#4,909	Encarnacion	7,171	43,055
#4,910	Null	7,170	43,061
#4,912	Binkley	7,159	43,127

Who is named Blodgett

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Blodgett identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blodgetts

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Katharine Burr Blodgett
American physicist (1898-1979)
Michael Blodgett
Actor, novelist, screenwriter (1939-2007)
Rufus Blodgett
American politician (1834-1910)
William T. Blodgett
American art collector, 1823–1875

Questions

How common is the surname Blodgett?: 7,157 people in the United States had the surname Blodgett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,139 Americans. It ranked 4,913th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blodgett?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Blodgett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Blodgett?: Katharine Burr Blodgett, American physicist (1898-1979), followed by Michael Blodgett.
Where is the surname Blodgett most common?: Wikidata records people named Blodgett in the United States.
Is the surname Blodgett getting more or less common?: More common. 6,878 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,157 in 2010, up 4.1%.