Explore the Family Name Bouwens

The meaning of Bouwens

Dutch and Flemish: patronymic with the genitive suffix -s from Bouwen, a short form of the personal name Boudewijn, from an ancient Germanic name composed of the elements bald ‘bold, brave’ + wine ‘friend’ (see Baldwin). Some characteristic forenames: French Yves, Michel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bouwens has increased over a decade from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Bouwens was ranked 38,035 in popularity, but by 2010 it had moved up to rank 36,204, marking an increase of 4.81%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose during this period, from 548 to 619, a growth of 12.96%. When expressed as a proportion per 100,000 people, this change represented an increase of 5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,035	#36,204	4.81%
Count	548	619	12.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.21	5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bouwens

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bouwens, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicate that it is predominantly linked to White ethnicity, with a marginal increase of 0.20% from 2000 to 2010. During this same period, there was a significant increase of 44.78% in the Hispanic ethnicity associated with this surname, while the percentage for those identifying with two or more races dropped to zero. The surname Bouwens was not associated with Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicities in either census year. Interestingly, by 2010, the surname had a new association with American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity, at 1.13%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.16%	94.35%	0.2%
Hispanic	2.01%	2.91%	44.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.13%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.37%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%