Last Name BALDWIN

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Meaning	The son of Baldwin. As a personal name, so popular in the surname period that it has left its mark deeply intented on all moder directories. An aunt of the Conqueror married Baldwin, earl of Flanders; and William himself espoused Matilda, daughter of the fifth Baldwin of that earldom. No wonder Flanders was called 'Baldwin's land. The speedy conqueror or victor; from bald, quick or speedy, and turn, an old word signifying victor or conqueror, as Bert-wm, famous victor; All-wm, all victorious, etc.

Origin	English, German, Jewish, Polish, Irish, South african, Pakistani

Rank	361 (2000 US census)	338 (1990 US census)

Count	79,151 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

79.12%, or 62624 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
16.51%, or 13068 total occurrences, as black,
0.41%, or 325 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.9%, or 712 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.44%, or 1140 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.62%, or 1282 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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