How common is the surname Bogardus?

1,555 people in the United States had the surname Bogardus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,550 Americans. It ranked 17,970th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bogardus?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Bogardus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bogardus?

James Bogardus, American inventor and architect (1800–1874).

Where is the surname Bogardus most common?

Wikidata records people named Bogardus in the United States.

Is the surname Bogardus getting more or less common?

More common. 1,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,555 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Bogardus

A surname, carried by 1,555 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B263

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bogardus is more common than 88.9% of them.

Origin

Latinized form of Bogard.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,555 people named Bogardus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 198,550 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,533.

#17,970

rank among US surnames

1,555

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #17,073)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,970	Dollard	1,555	198,550
#17,975	Archila	1,554	198,678

Who is named Bogardus

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Bogardus identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bogarduss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Bogardus
American inventor and architect (1800–1874)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bogardus

Bogardus has the Soundex code B263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B263.

Questions

Where does the surname Bogardus come from?: Latinized form of Bogard.
How common is the surname Bogardus?: 1,555 people in the United States had the surname Bogardus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,550 Americans. It ranked 17,970th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bogardus?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Bogardus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bogardus?: James Bogardus, American inventor and architect (1800–1874).
Where is the surname Bogardus most common?: Wikidata records people named Bogardus in the United States.
Is the surname Bogardus getting more or less common?: More common. 1,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,555 in 2010, up 1.4%.