Explore the Family Name Bogden

The meaning of Bogden

Americanized form of Polish, Rusyn, Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Ukrainian, and Romanian Bogdan 1, and of Hungarian and Slovak Bogdán (see Bogdan 2).

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

The surname Bogden has seen a decrease in popularity over the last decade, as per data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Bogden held the rank of 36,572 in surname prevalence, but it dropped to 41,359 by 2010—a decline of 13.09%. The total count of individuals with the surname also decreased from 577 to 526 during this period, representing an 8.84% reduction. Correspondingly, the proportion of individuals named Bogden per 100,000 people saw a fall of 14.29%, moving from 0.21 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,572	#41,359	-13.09%
Count	577	526	-8.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.18	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bogden

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals bearing the Bogden surname identified as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While this remained consistent between 2000 and 2010, the percentage did drop slightly from 96.71% to 95.25%. Interestingly, there was a noticeable increase in the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic, rising by 64.42% from 1.04% to 1.71%. Additionally, Black representation within this surname emerged in 2010 at 1.14%, where there was none previously recorded. There were no changes observed in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native, while those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.21% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.71%	95.25%	-1.51%
Hispanic	1.04%	1.71%	64.42%
Black	0%	1.14%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.21%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%