Explore the Family Name Bohner

The meaning of Bohner

1. South German: variant of Boner 2 ‘bean grower’. 2. German (Böhner): see Boehner.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bohner has seen a rise in popularity over the years. In 2000, Bohner was ranked 18,196th in terms of popularity and this position improved to 16,809th by 2010, marking a positive change of 7.62%. The number of people sharing this surname also increased from 1,410 in 2000 to 1,698 in 2010, signifying a significant growth rate of 20.43%. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with the Bohner surname per 100,000 people grew by 11.54%, from 0.52 to 0.58.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,196	#16,809	7.62%
Count	1,410	1,698	20.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.58	11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bohner

When looking into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bohner, the Decennial U.S. Census data revealed some interesting trends. The population identifying as White decreased slightly from 94.11% in 2000 to 92.93% in 2010, while those identifying as Hispanic saw a marginal growth of 4.71%, bringing their total to 2% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a notable increase in the number of people identifying with two or more races, which surged by 143.48% from 2000 to 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of people identifying as Black decreased by 19.55%. It is also worth mentioning that in 2010, 0.71% identified themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander and 0.35% as American Indian and Alaskan Native, categories which previously had no representation in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.11%	92.93%	-1.25%
Two or More Races	0.92%	2.24%	143.48%
Hispanic	1.91%	2%	4.71%
Black	2.2%	1.77%	-19.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.71%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.35%	0%