Explore the Family Name Bourn

The meaning of Bourn

English (southeastern): variant of Bourne.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Bourn was ranked 14,737 in popularity in the year 2000, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. By 2010, the rank had slightly dropped to 15,296, seeing a marginal decrease of 3.79%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,848 in 2000 to 1,919 in 2010, which marks an increase of 3.84%. Consequently, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people saw a slight decrement of 5.8% from 0.69 in 2000 to 0.65 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,737	#15,296	-3.79%
Count	1,848	1,919	3.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.65	-5.8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bourn

In terms of ethnicity, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Bourn surname identified as White in 2000 (84.20%) and in 2010 (82.96%). This represented a small decrease of 1.47% over the decade. The second most common ethnic identity was Black, with percentages at 10.93% and 11.10% in 2000 and 2010 respectively, showing a slight increase of 1.56%. The percentage of people identifying as Hispanic also saw a significant increase of 61.18%, from 1.52% in 2000 to 2.45% in 2010. Similarly, the Asian/Pacific Islander category witnessed a rise of 36.84%, moving from 1.52% to 2.08% over the decade. On the contrary, there was a decline of 34.87% in the Two or more races group, falling from 1.52% in 2000 to 0.99% in 2010. Lastly, American Indian and Alaskan Native showed a minor increase of 31.25%, going up from 0.32% in 2000 to 0.42% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.2%	82.96%	-1.47%
Black	10.93%	11.1%	1.56%
Hispanic	1.52%	2.45%	61.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.52%	2.08%	36.84%
Two or More Races	1.52%	0.99%	-34.87%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.32%	0.42%	31.25%