Explore the Family Name Boettner

The meaning of Boettner

German (Böttner): variant of Büttner ‘cooper’ (see Buettner). Compare Bottner. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Gunther, Helmut, Klaus.

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

The surname Boettner, according to data gleaned from the Decennial U.S. Census, showed a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved significantly, moving from 33,653rd place in 2000 to 30,863rd place in 2010 – a change of 8.29%. Furthermore, the count or number of people with this surname increased by 18.0%, from 639 in 2000 to 754 in 2010. As a result, proportionally, for every 100,000 people, there was a growth from 0.24 to 0.26 individuals bearing the Boettner surname during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,653	#30,863	8.29%
Count	639	754	18%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.26	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boettner

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the overwhelming majority of people with the last name Boettner identify as White. In 2000, this group represented 97.18% of all Boettners, although this figure slightly decreased to 95.89% by 2010. Notably, there were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, there was a notable increase in those reporting as belonging to two or more races, rising 35.90% from 1.56% in 2000 to 2.12% in 2010. Additionally, there was a new emergence of Hispanic identification among Boettners in 2010, which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.18%	95.89%	-1.33%
Two or More Races	1.56%	2.12%	35.9%
Hispanic	0%	1.19%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%