Explore the Family Name Boback
The meaning of Boback
1. Americanized or Germanized form of Czech, Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian, and Rusyn Bobák or Bobak, and possibly also of Slovak Bobok (from bobok ‘droppings’). 2. Swedish (also Bobäck): ornamental name composed of the elements bo ‘farm’ + back ‘hillside’ or bäck ‘stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Boback in the United States?
According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Boback has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 40,139th in terms of commonality, and by 2010, it dropped to a rank of 45,412. This reflects a change of -13.14 in ranking. Similarly, the count of individuals with the surname fell from 514 in 2000, to 471 in 2010 — an 8.37% decrease. Accordingly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 people also saw a decline, from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #40,139 | #45,412 | -13.14% |
| Count | 514 | 471 | -8.37% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.19 | 0.16 | -15.79% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boback
In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals bearing the Boback surname identify as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 98.05% of Bobacks identified as White, and this figure slightly decreased to 97.45% in 2010. The ethnicity data also suggests that a small percentage of Bobacks identified as having two or more races in 2000 (1.17%), but none reported this in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, in 2010, there was a minor emergence of individuals identifying as Black among those with the Boback surname.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.05% | 97.45% | -0.61% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 1.17% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |