Explore the Family Name Bohnsack

The meaning of Bohnsack

German: metonymic occupational name for a bean grower or a nickname for a big eater and hence a fat person, from a word meaning ‘beanbag’, a compound of Bohn ‘bean’ + Middle High German sac ‘bag’, Middle Low German sak. Compare Bonsack.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bohnsack has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, 'Bohnsack' ranked as the 26,855th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to 27,950th. This represents a 4.08% decrease in rank. However, despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased slightly from 851 in 2000 to 858 in 2010, an overall growth of 0.82%. The proportion of individuals named 'Bohnsack' per 100k people also decreased by 9.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,855	#27,950	-4.08%
Count	851	858	0.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.29	-9.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bohnsack

The ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Bohnsack' shows some changes over the decade based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. There was a slight increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0.59% in 2000 to 0.93% in 2010. Additionally, by 2010, 1.4% of people with this surname identified with two or more races. The majority continued to identify as White, though the percentage decreased slightly from 98.82% in 2000 to 96.97% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.82%	96.97%	-1.87%
Two or More Races	0%	1.4%	0%
Hispanic	0.59%	0.93%	57.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%