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    The surname Bolivar

    A surname, carried by 2,997 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B416

    Bolivar: #10,671 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bolivar #10,671, 2,997 people Bolivar: #10,671 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bolivar #10,671, 2,997 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bolivar is more common than 93.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,997 people named Bolivar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,018 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,302.

    #10,671
    rank among US surnames
    2,997
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +30.2%
    change since 2000 (was #12,377)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,662Bogdan3,001102,881
    #10,663Nee3,000102,915
    #10,668Troupe2,999102,949
    #10,671Bolivar2,997103,018
    #10,675Patin2,996103,053
    #10,678Lian2,995103,087
    #10,679Ruffner2,994103,121

    Who is named Bolivar

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

    75% of people named Bolivar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 13% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 75%
    • White (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 4.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Bolivar?
    2,997 people in the United States had the surname Bolivar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,018 Americans. It ranked 10,671st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bolivar?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Bolivar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 13% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Bolivar getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,302 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,997 in 2010, up 30%.