Bleecker is a

Dutch-language Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the List of languages by total number of speak ...

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. Bleecker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher"). Most if not all people listed below are descendants of Jan Jansen Bleecker/Bleeker, who came to

New Amsterdam New Amsterdam (, ) was a 17th-century Dutch Empire, Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading ''Factory (trading post), fac ...

in 1658. In the Netherlands, only the spelling

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Ann Eliza Bleecker Ann Eliza Bleecker (October 1752 – November 23, 1783) was an American poet and correspondent. Following a New York upbringing, Bleecker married John James Bleecker, a New Rochelle lawyer, in 1769. He encouraged her writings, and helped he ...

(1752–1783), American poet * Anthony Bleecker (1770–1827), American author and lawyer *

Anthony Lispenard Bleecker Anthony Lispenard Bleecker (June 13, 1741 – April 26, 1816) was a banker, merchant and auctioneer, and one of the richest men in New York. He worked as well as a vestryman and churchwarden for Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan. He is the name ...

(1741–1816), American banker and merchant *

Harmanus Bleecker Harmanus Bleecker (October 9, 1779 – July 19, 1849) was an attorney in Albany, New York. A Federalist, he is most notable for his service as a member of the New York State Assembly, a United States representative from New York, and Chargé d'A ...

(1779–1849), US congressman from New York, ambassador to the Netherlands *

Jan Jansen Bleecker Jan Jansen Bleecker (July 9, 1641 — November 21, 1732) was a colonial era merchant and political figure who served as Mayor of Albany, New York. Early life Jan Jansen Bleecker was born in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands on July 9, 1641, and was th ...

(1641/42–1732), Dutch settler in New Netherland, mayor of New York *

Julian Bleecker Julian Bleecker is an artist and technologist with a history developing innovative mobile research projects. Career Bleecker holds a Ph.D. from the History of Consciousness Program at University of California, Santa Cruz where he studied with D ...

(born ca. 1967), American mobile artist and technologist *

Katherine Russell Bleecker Katherine Russell Bleecker (May 5, 1893 – February 1, 1996), later in life Katherine Bleecker Meigs and later still Katherine B. Jobson, was an American filmmaker in the silent film era. She is sometimes credited as the first professional came ...

(1893–1996), American filmmaker in silent era *

Leon Bleecker Leon Bleecker (c. 1881 – October 8, 1933) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was born about 1881 in Mizil, Romania. The family emigrated to the United States and settled in Manhattan. He practiced law in New York Ci ...

(–1933), New York assemblyman * Maitland B. Bleecker (1903–2002), American inventor, instrumental in modern helicopter design ;Adopted as first name * A. Bleecker Banks (1835–1910), American book publisher and mayor of Albany

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Bleecker, New York Bleecker is a town in Fulton County, New York, United States. The population was 533 at the 2010 census. The name is from Barent Bleecker, one of the original landowners of the region. Bleecker is north of the cities of Gloversville and Johnst ...

, named after ''Barent Bleecker'', 18th century landowner of the region *

Bleecker Park Bleecker Park is a small urban park in Albany, New York, Albany, New York (state), New York. The park is triangle-shaped, bounded by Madison Place to the south, Streets of Albany, New York#Madison Avenue, Madison Avenue to the north, and Eagle St ...

, Albany, New York *

Bleecker Street Bleecker Street is an east–west street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is most famous today as a Greenwich Village nightlife, nightclub district. The street connects a neighborhood popular today for music venues and comedy as well as a ...

, New York City, named after Anthony Lispenard Bleecker *

Bleecker Stadium Bleecker Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Albany, New York. The stadium was once a reservoir for the Albany public water system. Today it has a baseball diamond, football/soccer field, and a softball field used by area high schools, colle ...

, Albany, New York, named after Albany businessman ''James Edward Bleecker'' *

Harmanus Bleecker Library The former Harmanus Bleecker Library is located at the intersection of Washington Avenue (New York State Route 5) and Dove Street in Albany, New York, United States. It is a brick and stone Neoclassical architecture, Classical Revival building con ...

, Albany, New York

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