Explore the Family Name Bohlen

The meaning of Bohlen

1. German: patronymic from Bohl 1. 2. German: habitational name from a place in Westphalia named Bohlen. 3. German (Böhlen): habitational name from any of several places in Saxony named Böhlen. 4. Swedish (mainly Bohlén): ornamental name from Bohl 1 + the adjectival suffix -én/-en, a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bohlen ranked 15,880 in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped slightly to 16,860 by 2010. This represents a decrease of approximately 6.17%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname Bohlen increased marginally from 1,682 in 2000 to 1,692 in 2010, marking a growth rate of about 0.59%. The proportion of Bohlens per 100,000 people also saw a decline of around 8.06% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,880	#16,860	-6.17%
Count	1,682	1,692	0.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.62	0.57	-8.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bohlen

Regarding ethnic identity associated with the surname Bohlen, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that in the year 2000, a large majority, 92.63%, identified as White. By 2010, this figure had decreased slightly to 91.43%. Over the decade, there were notable increases among those identifying as Hispanic (from 1.31% to 1.83%), Black (from 4.52% to 5.02%), and those reporting two or more races (0.65% to 0.83%). There was no recorded percentage for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but 2010 saw small proportions of the Bohlen surname identifying with these ethnicities at 0.59% and 0.30% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.63%	91.43%	-1.3%
Black	4.52%	5.02%	11.06%
Hispanic	1.31%	1.83%	39.69%
Two or More Races	0.65%	0.83%	27.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.59%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.3%	0%