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    The surname Bohlen

    A surname, carried by 1,692 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B450

    Bohlen: #16,860 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bohlen #16,860, 1,692 people Bohlen: #16,860 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bohlen #16,860, 1,692 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bohlen is more common than 89.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,692 people named Bohlen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 182,474 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,682.

    #16,860
    rank among US surnames
    1,692
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.6%
    change since 2000 (was #15,880)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,856Loiacono1,693182,366
    #16,860Cermak1,692182,474
    #16,864Doyal1,691182,582
    #16,868Chmiel1,690182,690

    Who is named Bohlen

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

    91% of people named Bohlen identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bohlens

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Charles E. Bohlen
      American diplomat (1904–1974)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bohlen

    Bohlen has the Soundex code B450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B450.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Bohlen?
    1,692 people in the United States had the surname Bohlen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 182,474 Americans. It ranked 16,860th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bohlen?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Bohlen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bohlen?
    Charles E. Bohlen, American diplomat (1904–1974).
    Where is the surname Bohlen most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bohlen in the United States.
    Is the surname Bohlen getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,682 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,692 in 2010, up 0.6%.