Explore the Family Name Bouchie

The meaning of Bouchie

1. Altered form of French Boucher. Compare Boushie. 2. In some cases also French (Bouchié): variant of Bouchier, itself a variant of Boucher. This surname is rare in France. Some characteristic forenames: French Patrice, Pierre.

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

The surname Bouchie, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, demonstrated a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 42,983rd in the nation, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 43,511th position, marking a decline of 1.23%. Nonetheless, the actual count of individuals bearing the name Bouchie increased from 474 to 496 during the same period, an uptick of 4.64%. However, when calculated per 100,000 people, the proportion fell by 5.56% from 0.18 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,983	#43,511	-1.23%
Count	474	496	4.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bouchie

As far as ethnic identity is concerned, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some shifts among those with the Bouchie surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as white decreased marginally from 96.62% to 95.16%, while those identifying as two or more races saw an increase from 1.27% to 2.42%. The census recorded a small presence of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic identities for the first time in 2010 at 1.21% and 1.01%, respectively. Meanwhile, the proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero, and there were no identified Black individuals in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.62%	95.16%	-1.51%
Two or More Races	1.27%	2.42%	90.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.21%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.01%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.05%	0%	0%