Explore the Family Name Bohnert

The meaning of Bohnert

1. South German: variant of Bohner. 2. North German: habitational name from a place in Schleswig-Holstein named Bohnert. 3. German (Böhnert): variant of Böhner (see Boehner).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bohnert dropped in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The surname's ranking fell from 15,225 to 17,087, a decrease of 12.23%. The number of people carrying this surname also declined by 6.37%, with the count falling from 1,774 in 2000 to 1,661 in 2010. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals bearing the surname Bohnert per 100,000 population decreased by 15.15%, moving from 0.66 to 0.56.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,225	#17,087	-12.23%
Count	1,774	1,661	-6.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.66	0.56	-15.15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bohnert

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that between 2000 and 2010, there was an increase in the percentage of Bohnerts identifying as Hispanic or of two or more races. The Hispanic representation among Bohnerts rose by 41.14%, from 1.58% to 2.23%, while those identifying as two or more races increased by 85.29%, from 0.68% to 1.26%. While the proportion of Bohnerts identifying as White remained substantial, it did experience a slight drop of 1.53%, falling from 96.96% to 95.48%. The proportion of Bohnerts identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black remained unchanged at 0%, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a minor decrease of 7.69%, coming down from 0.39% to 0.36%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.96%	95.48%	-1.53%
Hispanic	1.58%	2.23%	41.14%
Two or More Races	0.68%	1.26%	85.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.66%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.39%	0.36%	-7.69%
Black	0%	0%	0%