Explore the Family Name Boysen

The meaning of Boysen

North German, Danish, and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Boye. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerd, Hans, Erwin, Hermann, Juergen, Lorenz, Siegfried.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Boysen slightly declined from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Boysen was ranked 13,917th in terms of surname popularity, with a count of 1,989 occurrences. By 2010, the rank had fallen to 14,579th and the count had increased slightly to 2,043. This represented a decrease of 4.76% in rank and an increase of 2.71% in count over the decade. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 6.76%, from 0.74 to 0.69.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,917	#14,579	-4.76%
Count	1,989	2,043	2.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.74	0.69	-6.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boysen

In regards to the Boysen family's ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a slight shift from 2000 to 2010. The percentage identifying as white marginally decreased by 1.27% from 96.48% to 95.25%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw the biggest increase, rising from 1.36% to 2.25%, a change of 65.44%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category also saw a substantial increase, up 63.33% from 0.30% to 0.49%. Individuals identifying as black made up 0.40% in 2000 and that figure rose to 0.54% in 2010, a change of 35%. Those identifying as two or more races rose slightly from 1.11% to 1.22%. However, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a decline of 31.43%, dropping from 0.35% to 0.24%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.48%	95.25%	-1.27%
Hispanic	1.36%	2.25%	65.44%
Two or More Races	1.11%	1.22%	9.91%
Black	0.4%	0.54%	35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.49%	63.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.35%	0.24%	-31.43%