Explore the Family Name Bozak

The meaning of Bozak

Croatian (Božak): from a pet form of the personal name Božidar or of its short form Božo (see Bozic).

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bozak has seen a mild decrease in the years between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bozak ranked 75,219th in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had dropped to 79,846th, marking a change of -6.15%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a slight decline, going from 239 in 2000 to 238 in 2010, a change of -0.42%. When we look at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was an -11.11% change, with the rate decreasing from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,219	#79,846	-6.15%
Count	239	238	-0.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bozak

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Bozak surname. In 2000, the vast majority, 94.56%, identified as White, while 2.09% identified as Hispanic, and 2.93% claimed two or more races. By 2010, there was a slight shift in these figures. The percentage that identified as White reduced slightly to 92.86%, marking a -1.80% change. In contrast, the Hispanic demographic saw significant growth of 141.15%, increasing to 5.04% of the people with the Bozak surname. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped to zero, and there were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.56%	92.86%	-1.8%
Hispanic	2.09%	5.04%	141.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.93%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%