Explore the Family Name Boggan

The meaning of Boggan

Irish (Wexford): variant of Bogan.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Boggan has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, slipping from position 14,724 to 15,734, representing a 6.86% change. Despite the drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals carrying the Boggan surname increased marginally from 1,850 in 2000 to 1,853 in 2010, signifying a 0.16% increase. However, the proportion per 100,000 people reduced by 8.7%, showing that while the absolute number of Boggans remained relatively stable, their proportion in relation to the overall population decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,724	#15,734	-6.86%
Count	1,850	1,853	0.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.63	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boggan

On the topic of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that there was a small but measurable shift between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Boggans identifying as White saw a negligible increase of 0.25%, rising from 52.16% in 2000 to 52.29% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black decreased by 4.82%, dipping from 45.19% to 43.01%. Remarkably, there were significant increases in the percentages of Boggans identifying with two or more races (71.85% increase) and as Hispanic (70.65% increase). However, these numbers started from a small base. In 2000, no Boggans identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native; by 2010, these categories represented 0.49% and 0.32% of Boggans respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	52.16%	52.29%	0.25%
Black	45.19%	43.01%	-4.82%
Two or More Races	1.35%	2.32%	71.85%
Hispanic	0.92%	1.57%	70.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.49%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.32%	0%