Explore the Family Name Boester

The meaning of Boester

1. Dutch: derivative, with an inserted t, of Busser ‘wood-cutter, lumberjack’, or of Booster, a nickname for a joker, developed after consonant transposition from bootsen ‘to imitate’. 2. North German (Böster) from a shortened vernacular form of the personal name Sebastian. This surname is very rare in Germany. Compare Boster.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Boester has seen a significant decrease between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Boester was ranked 83,965th in terms of surname prevalence in the United States, but by 2010 this rank had dropped to 126,018th, marking a decline of approximately 50%. Similarly, the total count of individuals with this surname fell from 208 in 2000 to 136 in 2010, signifying a drop of nearly 35%. The proportion of persons bearing the Boester surname per 100,000 population also decreased by about 37.5%, from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.05 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,965	#126,018	-50.08%
Count	208	136	-34.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.05	-37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boester

The Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnicity reveals that the Boester surname is predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White. In both 2000 and 2010, the percentage of Boesters who identified as White was considerably high, at 98.56% and 96.32% respectively. However, there was a slight decrease of around 2.27% in this demographic over the decade. There were no reported Boesters identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.56%	96.32%	-2.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%