Explore the Family Name Bour

The meaning of Bour

1. French (mainly Lorraine, also Nord): from German Bauer or Baur, and probably also from Flemish Boer. 2. English: variant of Bower. 3. In some cases possibly also Breton (mainly Le Bour): nickname for a corpulent man, from Old Breton borr ‘corpulent, fat’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Bour surname has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bour ranked 31,738th in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to 32,236th place, reflecting a change of -1.57%. Despite this, the actual count of individuals bearing the name increased slightly from 688 to 715, a growth rate of 3.92%. However, when accounting for population growth, the proportion of Bours per 100,000 people fell by 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,738	#32,236	-1.57%
Count	688	715	3.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.24	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bour

Regarding the ethnicity of those with the surname Bour, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes over the decade. Though the majority remained White in both 2000 and 2010 (85.76% and 82.66%, respectively), there was a marginal decrease of 3.61%. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander experienced a slight increase from 9.88% to 10.21%. It's interesting to note that the Hispanic representation grew significantly, from 0.87% in 2000 to 3.50% in 2010, a change of 302.30%. At the same time, Black representation decreased from 2.47% to 1.82%. The percentage identifying as two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed or remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.76%	82.66%	-3.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	9.88%	10.21%	3.34%
Hispanic	0.87%	3.5%	302.3%
Black	2.47%	1.82%	-26.32%
Two or More Races	1.02%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%