Explore the Family Name Boike

The meaning of Boike

North German: variant of Boyke, a diminutive of Boye. This surname is also found in northern Poland.

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

The surname Boike, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a rise in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 32,782nd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 31,906th position, representing an increase of 2.67%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also increased over this period, going from 660 in 2000 to 723 in 2010, a growth of 9.55%. The proportion per 100k people slightly increased at a rate of 4.17%, moving from 0.24 to 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,782	#31,906	2.67%
Count	660	723	9.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.25	4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boike

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Boike, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, there are several changes over the decade. The majority of people with this surname identify as White, although this group's percentage decreased from 95.91% in 2000 to 94.33% in 2010. There's an increase among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, going up from 0.91% in 2000 to 0.97% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races also raised slightly from 1.67% to 1.80%. A significant increase was observed within the Hispanic community, which rose from 0.76% in 2000 to 2.07% in 2010. There were no people identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, while in 2010, there was still no representation from the Black community but a slight representation (0.83%) from the American Indian and Alaskan Native community.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.91%	94.33%	-1.65%
Hispanic	0.76%	2.07%	172.37%
Two or More Races	1.67%	1.8%	7.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.91%	0.97%	6.59%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.83%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%