Explore the Family Name Boehling

The meaning of Boehling

North German (Böhling): see Bohling.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Boehling has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 92,601 in 2000, it jumped to 86,981 in 2010, reflecting a 6.07% growth. The count of individuals with this surname increased by 16.3%, moving from 184 in 2000 to 214 in 2010. However, its proportion per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.07 in both decades.

20002010Change
Rank#92,601#86,9816.07%
Count18421416.3%
Proportion per 100k0.070.070%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boehling

In terms of ethnic identity, there have been some shifts among those with the Boehling surname between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, while 92.39% identified as White, that figure rose to 97.66% in 2010. There was a recorded 3.26% who identified with two or more races in 2000, but no such identification was noted in 2010. Similarly, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic dropped from 3.8% in 2000 to zero in 2010. No Boehlings identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either decade.

20002010Change
White92.39%97.66%5.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races3.26%0%0%
Hispanic3.8%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%