Explore the Family Name Boettger

The meaning of Boettger

German (Böttger): variant of Böttcher (see Boettcher). Compare Bottger. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhard, Kurt, Claus, Erhard, Gerd, Heinz, Otto, Ralf.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Boettger had a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 20,676th most common surname, but it dropped to the 21,470th spot in 2010. This represented a change of -3.84%. Despite this drop in rank, the count of people with the Boettger surname increased from 1,189 to 1,217, showing a marginal growth of 2.35%. However, when viewed as a proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decline from 0.44 to 0.41, marking a -6.82% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,676	#21,470	-3.84%
Count	1,189	1,217	2.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.41	-6.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boettger

As for ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Boettger surname identified as White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 96.80% in 2000 to 95.56% in 2010. The second largest group identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which saw an increase from 1.26% to 1.40%. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0.42% in 2000 to 1.31% in 2010. The ethnicity categories 'Two or more races' also saw a modest increase from 0.84% to 0.90%. However, there were no individuals with the Boettger surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.8%	95.56%	-1.28%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.26%	1.4%	11.11%
Hispanic	0.42%	1.31%	211.9%
Two or More Races	0.84%	0.9%	7.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%