Explore the Family Name Boffa

The meaning of Boffa

Italian (Piedmont): probably a nickname for a person who suffered from shortness of breath, or was in the habit of breathing rapidly orheavily, from Old Italian boffare ‘to pant, to puff’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Mario, Antonino, Armando, Attillo, Biagio, Emilio, Gino, Martino, Sal.

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

The surname Boffa saw a decrease in popularity in the United States between the years 2000 to 2010, according to data from the decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Boffa ranked 42,289th in terms of commonality but slipped to rank 45,253 by 2010, a drop of approximately 7.01%. The number of people with this surname also saw a slight decrease, from 483 individuals in 2000 down to 473 in 2010, showing a negative change of about 2.07%. Similarly, the proportion of the population bearing the name Boffa per 100,000 people fell by 11.11%, going from 0.18 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,289	#45,253	-7.01%
Count	483	473	-2.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boffa

Examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Boffa, there was little to no change between 2000 and 2010 as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The vast majority, 95.24% in 2000 and 95.14% in 2010, identified as White. There was a marginally declining percentage of those identifying as Hispanic from 3.73% to 3.59%. There were no recorded instances of Boffas identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The category of two or more races also had no reported Boffas in both these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.24%	95.14%	-0.1%
Hispanic	3.73%	3.59%	-3.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%