Find out how popular the last name Bocash is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bocash.

Bocash, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bocash surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bocash in America

Bocash is the 125282nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bocash surname appeared 137 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Bocash.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bocash to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bocash

The surname Bocash is believed to have originated from the region of Eastern Europe, particularly in areas now part of modern-day Poland and Ukraine. Its roots can be traced back to the 16th century, derived from the Old Slavic word "bokas," meaning "side" or "flank."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bocash can be found in a 1612 document from the town of Lutsk, in what was then the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The document mentions a landowner named Michal Bocash, who owned a modest estate in the region.

In the 17th century, the name Bocash appeared in several church records and tax registers across various villages in the Galicia region, which was part of the Kingdom of Poland at the time. Some of these records show variations in spelling, such as Bokash, Bokashe, and Bokashy.

During the 18th century, the surname Bocash began to spread more widely across Eastern Europe, with families bearing the name found in areas like modern-day Belarus and western Russia. One notable figure from this period was Ivan Bocash, a merchant from the city of Minsk who was involved in the lucrative fur trade with Scandinavia.

As the 19th century dawned, the Bocash surname gained traction in other parts of Europe, particularly in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Historical records show a family of Bocash landowners in the region of Bukovina, which is now part of Romania and Ukraine.

Throughout the centuries, several individuals with the Bocash surname have achieved notable status, including:

1. Yuri Bocash (1825-1891), a prominent Ukrainian poet and writer known for his contributions to the Ukrainian cultural renaissance.
2. Kateryna Bocash (1874-1948), a Ukrainian educator and women's rights activist who established several schools for girls in the city of Lviv.
3. Andrei Bocash (1892-1974), a Russian-born painter and illustrator who gained recognition for his depictions of rural life in the Soviet Union.
4. Stefan Bocash (1910-1995), a Polish-born engineer who played a crucial role in the development of early radar systems during World War II.
5. Oleksandr Bocash (1947-2021), a Ukrainian political figure who served as the mayor of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, from 1994 to 2006.

While the Bocash surname has its roots in Eastern Europe, it has since spread to various parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities, carrying with it a rich historical legacy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bocash

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bocash.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bocash was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bocash has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bocash was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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