Explore the Family Name Borneman

The meaning of Borneman

1. Americanized form of German Bornemann. 2. Dutch: variant of Borne, with the addition of man ‘man’.

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

According to the Popularity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Borneman has seen a slight decrease in prevalence between 2000 and 2010. The surname ranked at 21,565 in the year 2000 and decreased to 23,354 by 2010, marking an 8.3% drop. In terms of the population count, there were approximately 1,128 individuals with the Borneman surname in 2000, which slightly reduced to 1,090 in 2010 — a decrease of roughly 3.37%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k people also dropped by 11.9%, from 0.42 in 2000 to 0.37 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,565	#23,354	-8.3%
Count	1,128	1,090	-3.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.37	-11.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Borneman

Looking at the Ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, it is evident that most individuals with the Borneman surname identified as White, with 97.70% in 2000 reducing slightly to 96.70% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went down by 11.29% during the same period. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the percentage of Borneman's identifying as part of two or more races, jumping from 0.53% to 1.01% — a rise of 90.57%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also increased substantially, from 0.71% in 2000 to 1.74% in 2010, marking an impressive 145.07% increase. However, no individuals with the Borneman surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.7%	96.7%	-1.02%
Hispanic	0.71%	1.74%	145.07%
Two or More Races	0.53%	1.01%	90.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.62%	0.55%	-11.29%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%