Explore the Family Name Bocian

The meaning of Bocian

Polish and Jewish (from Poland): nickname for a tall, gangly person from bocian ‘stork’. In some cases the Jewish surname is artificial.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bocian saw a minor decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 40,465 and by 2010, it fell to rank 42,455, showing a decline of approximately 4.92%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the surname Bocian slightly increased from 509 in 2000 to 511 in 2010, indicating a growth of 0.39%. However, when considered as a proportion of every 100k people, there was a decrease from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010, representing a fall of 10.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,465	#42,455	-4.92%
Count	509	511	0.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bocian

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that individuals with the Bocian surname predominantly identify as White. In 2000, 97.84% identified as White, although this percentage dipped slightly to 96.87% in 2010, an overall change of -0.99%. The community also showed a modest increase in Hispanic identity, going up from 1.38% in 2000 to 1.57% in 2010, which is a rise of 13.77%. In 2010, for the first time, some individuals with this surname started identifying with two or more races, accounting for 0.98% of the total. It's important to note that there were no reported instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.84%	96.87%	-0.99%
Hispanic	1.38%	1.57%	13.77%
Two or More Races	0%	0.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%