Explore the Family Name Bovino

The meaning of Bovino

Italian: probably a habitational name from Bovino in Apulia or, less likely, from a diminutive of Bove 1. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Vito, Antonio, Giuseppe, Rocco, Sal, Severino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Bovino' decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 48,109th in terms of commonality, but dropped to 53,802nd by 2010. This shift represented an 11.83% decrease in rank. Additionally, the actual count of individuals with the 'Bovino' surname fell from 413 to 384 over the same period, a 7.02% decrease. The proportion of people named 'Bovino' per 100,000 also reflected this trend, slipping from 0.15 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,109	#53,802	-11.83%
Count	413	384	-7.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bovino

The ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Bovino' remained predominantly White from 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 94.43% of those with the 'Bovino' surname identified as White, and the figure marginally increased to 94.53% by 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity saw a significant percentage increase over the decade from 2.66% to 3.91%, a rise of nearly 47%. However, the presence of the 'Bovino' surname within other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native was negligible or non-existent during both census years. Interestingly, the proportion identifying as two or more races, which stood at 1.94% in 2000, disappeared by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.43%	94.53%	0.11%
Hispanic	2.66%	3.91%	46.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.94%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%