Explore the Family Name Bondar

The meaning of Bondar

Ukrainian and Jewish (from Ukraine and Belarus): occupational name for a cooper, Ukrainian bondar. This surname is also found in Poland. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Vladimir, Leonid, Mikhail, Vasiliy, Yelena, Aleksey, Anatoliy, Efim, Evgeny, Inessa, Konstantin, Leya. Jewish Aron, Leyb.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bondar has significantly increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 30,552 and rose to 25,503 in 2010, marking a growth of 16.53%. The number of individuals with this surname also saw a substantial increase of 34.4%, from 721 in 2000 to 969 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Bondar per 100,000 people also grew by 22.22% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,552	#25,503	16.53%
Count	721	969	34.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.33	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bondar

Regarding the ethnicity of those bearing the surname Bondar, data from the Decennial U.S. Census suggests that the majority identify as White, with a slight increase from 94.59% in 2000 to 95.77% in 2010. There was a small percentage who identified as Hispanic, which slightly increased from 2.22% in 2000 to 2.27% in 2010. A notable decrease in the percentage of those identifying with two or more races was observed, falling from 2.5% in 2000 to 1.14% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, but the count for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities remained at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.59%	95.77%	1.25%
Hispanic	2.22%	2.27%	2.25%
Two or More Races	2.5%	1.14%	-54.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%