Explore the Family Name Bolf

The meaning of Bolf

Czech and Croatian; Slovak (also Boľf): variant of Volf ‘wolf’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bolf saw a decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bolf was ranked 36,716th in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it fell to the 40,745th spot, representing a decline of nearly 11%. The actual count of people with the surname also decreased during this period, dropping from 574 individuals in 2000 to 536 in 2010, a fall of about 6.62%. The proportion per 100k also saw a decrease from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010, marking a reduction of 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,716	#40,745	-10.97%
Count	574	536	-6.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.18	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bolf

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Bolf underwent some minor changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the surname identified as White (94.25%), followed by those who identified as Hispanic (3.31%). By 2010, while the majority still identified as White, the percentage fell slightly to 93.66%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased marginally to 3.36%. Interestingly, there were no individuals who identified as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, there was a small representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders (0.93%). Furthermore, individuals identifying with two or more races fell slightly from 1.39% in 2000 to 1.31% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.25%	93.66%	-0.63%
Hispanic	3.31%	3.36%	1.51%
Two or More Races	1.39%	1.31%	-5.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.93%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%