Blauvelt Surname Guide

Blauvelt is a Dutch surname. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “one who lived at, or near, the blue field, referring to the flax field”. It is a topographic name, describing where an early bearer lived.

The 2010 census count for Blauvelt in the United States was 2,048, good for rank 14,549.

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Blauvelt coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line. Research your Blauvelt family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.