Explore the Family Name Boc

The meaning of Boc

1. Polish (Boć): derivative of bok ‘side’ or boczyć się ‘to sulk’. 2. Romanian: nickname from the interjection boc ‘boom!, bang!’ or from Old Slavic bokъ ‘side (of the human body)’. 3. Slovenian and Croatian: probably a nickname from an altered form of German Batz(en), the name of an old small coin (see Batz). Alternatively, perhaps from German Botz. 4. Slovak (Bóc): probably from German Botz. 5. Filipino: unexplained.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Boc" increased in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 74,675th and by 2010, it had moved up to 68,547th, a change of 8.21%. Additionally, the count of people with this surname rose from 241 in 2000 to 287 in 2010, marking a 19.09% increase. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also grew by 11.11%, increasing from 0.09 to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,675	#68,547	8.21%
Count	241	287	19.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boc

The ethnicity table reveals shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Boc" between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders with this name increased slightly by 4.59%, from 21.99% in 2000 to 23% in 2010. However, the percentage of people identifying as White with this surname decreased by 15.53%, from 70.95% to 59.93%. There was a notable rise in those identifying as Hispanic, with an impressive 104.67% growth from 6.64% to 13.59%. Finally, the percentage of people identified as Black under this surname emerged at 2.09% in 2010, after being absent in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.95%	59.93%	-15.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	21.99%	23%	4.59%
Hispanic	6.64%	13.59%	104.67%
Black	0%	2.09%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%