Explore the Family Name Bowthorpe

The meaning of Bowthorpe

English: habitational name from Bowthorpe (Norfolk). The placename derives from Old English boga or Old Norse bogi ‘bow, arch’ (probably referring to a bend in the river Yare) + Old English or Old Norse thorp ‘secondary settlement, outlying farmstead’.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bowthorpe has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bowthorpe was ranked as the 107,038th most popular surname in the United States, with 154 people carrying the name. By 2010, it climbed slightly in rank to become the 105,079th most common surname, with an increased count of 170 people. The proportion per 100k people remained stable at 0.06, indicating that the growth in popularity is consistent with the growth of the overall population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#107,038	#105,079	1.83%
Count	154	170	10.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.06	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bowthorpe

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Bowthorpe identified as White both in 2000 and 2010. The percentage slightly increased from 95.45% to 95.88% over the decade. In 2000, there was also a small percentage (3.25%) of individuals identifying as Hispanic, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Bowthorpe surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Two or more races during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.45%	95.88%	0.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	3.25%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%