Explore the Family Name Bogus

The meaning of Bogus

1. Polish (also Boguś): variant of Bogusz. Compare Bogush. 2. American shortened form of Lithuanian Bogušas, Bogušauskas, or Boguševičius, all derivatives of Polish Bogusz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bogus had a popularity rank of 22,783 in 2000 and dropped to 25,332 by 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by 11.19 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also fell from 1,051 in 2000 to 977 in 2010, marking a -7.04 percent change. In terms of proportion per 100k, there was a decrease from 0.39 in 2000 to 0.33 in 2010, which is a reduction of 15.38 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,783	#25,332	-11.19%
Count	1,051	977	-7.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.33	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bogus

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Bogus has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The vast majority identified as White in both years, though slightly less so in 2010 (79.02 percent) compared to 2000 (81.45 percent), resulting in a decrease of almost 3 percent. Those identifying as Black remained relatively stable at approximately 17 percent. Interestingly, those reporting two or more ethnicities increased from 0.86 percent to 1.13 percent. There were also new appearances of individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2010, accounting for 1.94 percent, whereas none were reported in 2000. The census reported no individuals with the Bogus surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.45%	79.02%	-2.98%
Black	17.13%	16.99%	-0.82%
Hispanic	0%	1.94%	0%
Two or More Races	0.86%	1.13%	31.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%