Explore the Family Name Boster

The meaning of Boster

North German (also Böster) from a shortened vernacular form of the personal name Sebastian. This surname is very rare in Germany. Compare Boester.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Boster saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Boster ranked at 21,254, but by 2010, it had fallen to 22,838, experiencing a decline of approximately 7.45%. The total count of people with this surname also dropped from 1,150 in 2000 to 1,121 in 2010, marking a 2.52% decrease. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 11.63%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,254	#22,838	-7.45%
Count	1,150	1,121	-2.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.38	-11.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boster

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting changes in the distribution of the surname Boster between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of people with the surname identifying as White slightly decreased from 93.74% in 2000 to 93.04% in 2010, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 1.91% to 3.48%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native increased marginally, from 0.78% to 0.98%. However, the surname Boster disappeared entirely among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black, falling from 1.04% and 0.52% respectively in 2000 to zero in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Two or more races also decreased from 2.00% to 1.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.74%	93.04%	-0.75%
Hispanic	1.91%	3.48%	82.2%
Two or More Races	2%	1.69%	-15.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.78%	0.98%	25.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.04%	0%	0%
Black	0.52%	0%	0%