Explore the Family Name Bosanko

The meaning of Bosanko

Cornish: habitational name from a place called Bosanketh in Saint Buryan (Cornwall), named with Cornish bos, bod ‘dwelling’ + an unidentified personal name. In England in the 18th century this surname became confused with French Bosanquet, the name of a French family of Huguenot refugees who settled in Cornwall.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bosanko has experienced a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Bosanko was ranked 72,905th in popularity and had 248 individuals bearing the name, equating to approximately 0.09 per 100,000 people. By 2010, this rank had dropped to 82,908, with only 227 individuals having this surname, reducing the proportion to roughly 0.08 per 100,000 people. This represents a 13.72% drop in rank and an 8.47% decline in the count of individuals with the Bosanko surname during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,905	#82,908	-13.72%
Count	248	227	-8.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bosanko

Concerning ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most individuals with the Bosanko surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 96.77% to 93.39% over the ten-year period. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.02% in 2000 to 4.85% in 2010, marking a 140.1% change. No Bosanko individuals identified themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.77%	93.39%	-3.49%
Hispanic	2.02%	4.85%	140.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%