Explore the Family Name Bocage

The meaning of Bocage

French: topographic name from bocage ‘copse’, or a habitational name from Le Bocage, the name of several places in the north and west of France, of the same etymology. Compare Beaucage.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bocage has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, this surname was ranked 72,022 in popularity but by 2010, it had risen to a rank of 67,943. This represents a change of 5.66%. The number of people with the surname also saw an increase, growing from 252 in 2000 to 290 in 2010, a growth rate of over 15%. The proportion of people bearing the surname Bocage per 100,000 people also slightly increased from 0.09 to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,022	#67,943	5.66%
Count	252	290	15.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bocage

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Bocage has also seen some shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest group identified as Black, with 58.73% in 2000 and a slight increase to 58.97% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as White decreased from 22.22% to 17.24%, while those identifying as Hispanic saw a small rise from 12.70% to 13.45%. There was a notable increase in individuals identifying with two or more races, from 5.16% in 2000 to 8.97% in 2010. No data was reported for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native, either due to a lack of presence or suppression for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	58.73%	58.97%	0.41%
White	22.22%	17.24%	-22.41%
Hispanic	12.7%	13.45%	5.91%
Two or More Races	5.16%	8.97%	73.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%