Explore the Family Name Bogner

The meaning of Bogner

German: metonymic occupational name for a bowman or for a maker or seller of bows, from Middle High German bogenære. Compare Boger. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Reinhold, Franz, Lorenz, Manfred, Matthias, Otto, Siegmund, Theodor, Viktor.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bogner has seen a slight decrease in popularity across the United States between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Bogner was ranked 12,360th most common surname, with approximately 2,305 individuals carrying the name, accounting for about 0.85 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 12,971st and the count of individuals with this surname increased to 2,367 but its proportion decreased slightly to 0.8 per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,360	#12,971	-4.94%
Count	2,305	2,367	2.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.85	0.8	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bogner

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts among those with the surname Bogner between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as White, however, this group saw a marginal decline from 97.48% to 95.99%. The number of Bogners identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew by 76.92%, though still representing a small percentage of the total. Similarly, the Hispanic representation within the Bogner surname increased by 74.71%, and the Black population saw an increase by 223.08%. The percentage of Bogners identifying as Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw minor increases over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.48%	95.99%	-1.53%
Hispanic	0.87%	1.52%	74.71%
Black	0.26%	0.84%	223.08%
Two or More Races	0.65%	0.68%	4.62%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.48%	0.51%	6.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.26%	0.46%	76.92%