Explore the Family Name Bockman

The meaning of Bockman

1. Americanized form of North German Böckmann (see Boeckmann). 2. Swedish (mainly Böckman): probably from German (see Boeckmann, compare 1 above).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bockman saw a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held rank 20,260 and by 2010, it had fallen slightly to rank 20,364 -- a change of negative 0.51%. However, the total count of people carrying the Bockman surname increased from 1,222 in 2000 to 1,305 in 2010, which is an increase of 6.79%. The proportion per 100,000 people with the Bockman surname decreased slightly from 0.45 to 0.44.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,260	#20,364	-0.51%
Count	1,222	1,305	6.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.44	-2.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bockman

Regarding ethnic identity, the Bockman surname has seen some changes over the decade according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 95.01% of those with the Bockman surname identified as White, but this percentage decreased to 93.64% in 2010. The proportion of people who identified as Hispanic increased by 42.08%, going from 2.21% in 2000 to 3.14% in 2010. There was also a new emergence of individuals identifying as Black, accounting for 1.38% in 2010, where none were recorded in 2000. The percentage of people who identified as two or more races decreased from 1.15% to 1.00%, while the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero by 2010. No individuals with the Bockman surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.01%	93.64%	-1.44%
Hispanic	2.21%	3.14%	42.08%
Black	0%	1.38%	0%
Two or More Races	1.15%	1%	-13.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.9%	0%	0%