Explore the Family Name Boes

The meaning of Boes

1. German (also Bös): variant of Böse (see Boese). This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). 2. Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Boso, based on the element bōs ‘bad, evil, wild, angry’. Compare Boos.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Boes has seen a slight decrease in its popularity ranking in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell by 1.38% from position 12,070 to 12,236. However, the count or number of people with this surname increased by 7.21% during the same period, from 2,372 people to 2,543. Despite the growth in the absolute number of people bearing this surname, the proportion per 100k people marginally decreased by 2.27% from 0.88 to 0.86.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,070	#12,236	-1.38%
Count	2,372	2,543	7.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.88	0.86	-2.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boes

In terms of ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of those with the surname Boes identify as White, with a slight decrease from 96.46% in 2000 to 95.24% in 2010. There was an increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 1.26% in 2000 to 2.75% in 2010. Those who identified as having two or more races decreased slightly from 1.10% to 0.94%. The percentage of individuals who identify as Black also decreased from 0.59% to 0.39%. The data shows new appearances in categories like Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native at 0.39% and 0.28% respectively in 2010, though these figures were suppressed in the 2000 census for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.46%	95.24%	-1.26%
Hispanic	1.26%	2.75%	118.25%
Two or More Races	1.1%	0.94%	-14.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.39%	0%
Black	0.59%	0.39%	-33.9%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.28%	0%