Explore the Family Name Boitano

The meaning of Boitano

Italian (Liguria): possibly a habitational name for someone from a lost place called Boita. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Dino, Ettore.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Boitano has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 52,935, but by 2010, it had fallen to 54,418, marking a change of -2.8. However, the count of people carrying this surname slightly increased from 367 to 379 during the same period, with a growth rate of 3.27%. Simultaneously, the proportion per 100,000 people fell by 7.14%, from 0.14 to 0.13, indicating that while the number of people with this surname grew, its prevalence in the overall population declined.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,935	#54,418	-2.8%
Count	367	379	3.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boitano

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals possessing the Boitano surname identify as White, making up 93.46% in 2000 and slightly declining to 93.14% in 2010. Notably, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.45% to 3.96%, demonstrating a 61.63% increase over the decade. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also saw an uptick, increasing by 13.50% from 1.63% to 1.85%. Data for those identifying with two or more races was suppressed for privacy in 2010, and no people with this surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.46%	93.14%	-0.34%
Hispanic	2.45%	3.96%	61.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.63%	1.85%	13.5%
Two or More Races	2.18%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%