Explore the Family Name Bort

The meaning of Bort

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname for a man with a remarkable beard, from Yiddish bord combined with German Bart, both meaning ‘beard’. 2. Polish: from borta ‘braid, galloon’, a loanword from German (Borte).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bort saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bort ranked 32,267 among all U.S. surnames, but by 2010, it fell to 33,530, representing a 3.91% drop in rank. However, the actual count of individuals with the Bort surname increased slightly from 673 in 2000 to 680 in 2010, an increase of 1.04%. The representation of this name per 100,000 people also decreased by 8% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,267	#33,530	-3.91%
Count	673	680	1.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bort

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Bort surname identify as White, although there was a small decline in this group from 93.76% in 2000 to 90.15% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased from 3.27% to 4.41%, while the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races also saw significant growth, from 1.19% to 2.06%. Notably, the 2010 Census recorded individuals with the Bort surname identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native for the first time, at 1.62%. Conversely, no individuals with the Bort surname identified as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, while there had been a small percentage (0.74%) who identified as Black in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.76%	90.15%	-3.85%
Hispanic	3.27%	4.41%	34.86%
Two or More Races	1.19%	2.06%	73.11%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.74%	0%	0%