Explore the Family Name Bohart

The meaning of Bohart

Origin undetermined.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bohart saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Bohart ranked as the 50,903rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 53,316th position, representing a decrease of 4.74%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname Bohart marginally increased from 385 in 2000 to 388 in 2010, an increase of approximately 0.78%. However, when considering the proportion of people named Bohart per 100k individuals, there was a decrease of 7.14%, going from 0.14 in 2000 to just 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,903	#53,316	-4.74%
Count	385	388	0.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bohart

Regarding the ethnicity of individuals carrying the Bohart surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the largest ethnic group identifying with this name are those of White ethnicity. In 2000, 94.55% of individuals with the Bohart surname self-identified as White, and this figure increased to 96.13% in 2010, marking a 1.67% growth. The Hispanic community accounted for 2.34% of the Bohart population in 2000, but this figure dropped to 1.8% in 2010, showing a decrease of 23.08%. Black representation also decreased during this period, disappearing entirely from the statistics by 2010. There were no changes in other ethnic groups, including Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, as these groups registered no individuals with the Bohart surname in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.55%	96.13%	1.67%
Hispanic	2.34%	1.8%	-23.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.56%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%