Explore the Family Name Boker

The meaning of Boker

1. North German (Böker): see Boeker. 2. Jewish (Israeli): artificial name from Hebrew boker ‘morning’. Some characteristic forenames: German Heinz, Helmut. Jewish Aharon, Eldad.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Boker has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Boker was ranked 44,430th in terms of popularity but dropped to 51,281st by 2010, marking a decrease of 15.42 percent. Similarly, the count of individuals with the surname Boker also fell from 456 to 406 during this decade, representing a drop of nearly 11 percent. The proportion of the name per 100,000 people also experienced a decline of 17.65 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,430	#51,281	-15.42%
Count	456	406	-10.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.14	-17.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boker

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts for those with the surname Boker between 2000 and 2010. There were no reported instances of Boker among Asian/Pacific Islanders or American Indians and Alaskan Natives in either year. The percentage of people with this surname who identified as white decreased slightly, from 87.72 percent in 2000 to 85.47 percent in 2010. The percentage of Bokers identifying themselves as two or more races dropped entirely from 1.97 percent in 2000 to zero by 2010. On the other hand, there was an increase in the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic and black. Hispanics increased from 1.75 percent in 2000 to 2.22 percent in 2010, while blacks went up from 8.11 percent to 10.84 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.72%	85.47%	-2.56%
Black	8.11%	10.84%	33.66%
Hispanic	1.75%	2.22%	26.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.97%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%