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

Boerner, 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 Boerner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Boerner in America

Boerner is the 12510th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Boerner surname appeared 2,478 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Boerner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Boerner 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 Boerner

The surname Boerner is of German origin, originating in the medieval period. It is derived from the German word "burner," which means "one who burns or sets fire." This suggests that the name may have been an occupational surname for someone who worked as a charcoal burner or a potter.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Boerner can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of Germany, such as Bavaria and Saxony. It was often spelled as "Burner" or "Borner" in these early records. The name is also found in some medieval German manuscripts and chronicles, although specific references are scarce.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Boerner was Johannes Boerner, a potter who lived in the city of Nuremberg in the late 14th century. Another notable figure was Hans Boerner, a charcoal burner from the village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, who was mentioned in local records from the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name appears in several church records and tax rolls from various German states. For example, a farmer named Christoph Boerner was listed in the parish records of the town of Freiburg im Breisgau in 1632.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the name Boerner became more widespread across German-speaking regions, with several variations in spelling, such as "Börner," "Berner," and "Bürner." One prominent individual from this period was Johann Christian Boerner, a German botanist and physician who lived from 1756 to 1837.

Other notable figures with the surname Boerner include the German writer and poet Caspar Boerner (1809-1882), the German-American artist and illustrator Carl Boerner (1837-1921), and the German mathematician and mathematician educator Felix Bōrner (1882-1933).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Boerner

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

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 Boerner 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 Boerner 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 Boerner was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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