Explore the Family Name Bloxham

The meaning of Bloxham

English (Warwickshire): habitational name from Bloxham in Oxfordshire and Bloxholm in Lincolnshire, both of which are recorded in Domesday Book as Blochesham, from an unrecorded Old English byname Blocc + Old English hām ‘homestead’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bloxham has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 24,969, but by 2010 it had climbed to 24,049, amounting to a rise of 3.68 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 934 in 2000 to 1,048 in 2010, indicating a significant increase of 12.21 percent. The proportion of people named Bloxham per 100,000 also saw an increase, albeit at a more modest rate of 2.86 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,969	#24,049	3.68%
Count	934	1,048	12.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.36	2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bloxham

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of people with the surname Bloxham identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 94.33 percent to 93.70 percent. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed a growth of 7.88 percent, increasing from 2.03 percent in 2000 to 2.19 percent in 2010. Individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased by 11.70 percent. Conversely, those reporting two or more ethnic identities decreased slightly by 3.60 percent. No changes were reported in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black, maintaining a consistent zero percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.33%	93.7%	-0.67%
Hispanic	2.03%	2.19%	7.88%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.71%	1.91%	11.7%
Two or More Races	1.39%	1.34%	-3.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%