Explore the Family Name Bachelor

The meaning of Bachelor

English, Norman (Warwickshire and the Midlands): variant of Batchelor.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Bachelor in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Bachelor" has seen a slight decrease in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 20,484th most popular surname, but this ranking fell to 21,895 by 2010, representing a 6.89% drop. The total count of individuals with this surname also declined slightly, from 1,204 in 2000 to 1,186 in 2010, a decrease of 1.5%. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Bachelor per 100,000 individuals dropped by 11.11%, from 0.45 to 0.4.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,484	#21,895	-6.89%
Count	1,204	1,186	-1.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.4	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bachelor

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals carrying the Bachelor surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decline in this percentage over the decade, from 78.41% to 76.56%. The next most common ethnic identity among Bachelors was Black, accounting for 17.19% in 2000 and decreasing slightly to 16.44% in 2010. The percentage of Bachelors identifying as Hispanic increased from 2.49% to 3.46% during this time period. There was also a significant rise in Bachelors who identified with two or more races, increasing from 1% in 2000 to 2.87% in 2010, a change of 187%. No Bachelors identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.41%	76.56%	-2.36%
Black	17.19%	16.44%	-4.36%
Hispanic	2.49%	3.46%	38.96%
Two or More Races	1%	2.87%	187%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%