Explore the Family Name Beougher

The meaning of Beougher

Americanized form of German Bucher. This name is particularly associated with Hocking, OH. History: Benjamin Bucher or Beougher, is recorded in Lebanon County, PA, in 1802.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Beougher has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 36,189th most common surname in America and rose to the 35,866th position by 2010, marking a growth of approximately 0.89%. Furthermore, there was an increase in the actual count of this surname from 585 individuals in 2000 to 626 in 2010, indicating an overall growth of 7.01%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased by 4.55%, moving from 0.22 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,189	#35,866	0.89%
Count	585	626	7.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beougher

The ethnicity attached to the Beougher surname has shown some shift over ten years according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of those with Beougher as their surname identify as white, though this percentage decreased slightly from 97.26% in 2000 to 94.73% in 2010. Meanwhile, individuals identifying as Hispanic within this surname group increased from 1.20% to 2.24%. Notably, data for 2010 also showed that around 1.92% of individuals with the Beougher surname identified as having two or more ethnic identities, and about 0.96% identified as Black. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.26%	94.73%	-2.6%
Hispanic	1.2%	2.24%	86.67%
Two or More Races	0%	1.92%	0%
Black	0%	0.96%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%