Explore the Family Name Boge

The meaning of Boge

1. German: from the personal name Boio (possibly meaning ‘boy’; see Boy 1 and Boye 1); or a variant of Bogen. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farms in southwestern Norway named Boge, from Old Norse bugr ‘hook, bay, bend’, with reference to an inlet or a bend in a river.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Boge saw a slight decrease in the decade leading up to 2010. In 2000, Boge ranked 37,835 in terms of surname popularity and was held by 552 individuals, roughly equivalent to 0.2 people per 100,000. Ten years later, although the number of individuals with this surname remained relatively stable at 548, the rank dropped to 40,016 with a proportional decrease to 0.19 per 100,000. This represents a change of -5.76 in rank and -0.72 in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,835	#40,016	-5.76%
Count	552	548	-0.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boge

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows shifts in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Boge over the same period. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease from 94.38% to 93.43%. The percentage identifying as Black or Hispanic increased during the decade, from 1.63% to 2.37% and 1.45% to 2.37% respectively. Those identifying as two or more races decreased from 1.45% to 1.09%. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.38%	93.43%	-1.01%
Hispanic	1.45%	2.37%	63.45%
Black	1.63%	2.37%	45.4%
Two or More Races	1.45%	1.09%	-24.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%