Explore the Family Name Boreman

The meaning of Boreman

1. Dutch: variant of Borneman. 2. Probably in some cases an altered form of German Bormann. 3. English (East Yorkshire): variant of Bowerman.

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

According to the data gathered from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Boreman has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Boreman was ranked as the 45,482nd most common surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had fallen to the 53,667th position, which represents an 18% drop in rank. The actual count of people bearing this name also declined during this period from 443 to 385, marking a 13.09% decrease. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Boreman per 100,000 population dropped by 18.75%, from 0.16 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,482	#53,667	-18%
Count	443	385	-13.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.13	-18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boreman

The Decennial U.S. Census also provided data on the ethnic identity associated with the surname Boreman. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with an increase from 94.58% to 96.36%. During the same period, there was a notable decrease in the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic from 1.81% to 1.3%. Notably, there was no reported change in the percentage of individuals who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. There was however an introduction of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010 at 1.3%, while those identifying as Black were not represented in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.58%	96.36%	1.88%
Two or More Races	0%	1.3%	0%
Hispanic	1.81%	1.3%	-28.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	2.26%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%