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

Bogardus, 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 Bogardus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bogardus in America

Bogardus is the 17970th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bogardus surname appeared 1,555 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 Bogardus.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bogardus 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 Bogardus

The surname Bogardus originated in the Netherlands during the late 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "boer" meaning farmer and "gardus" meaning guardian or keeper. The name likely referred to someone who was a farmer or who worked as a tenant farmer overseeing agricultural lands.

The earliest known record of the Bogardus name dates back to 1592 in the Dutch province of Friesland. A man named Evert Bogardus was registered as a landowner in the town of Workum. Over the next few decades, the name began appearing in church records and legal documents across various regions of the Netherlands.

One of the most notable early bearers of the Bogardus name was Everardus Bogardus, a Dutch Reformed minister born in 1607. He was the first minister of the Collegiate Churches of New Amsterdam (now New York City) and is credited with establishing the first Protestant church in that settlement in 1628.

As the Dutch established colonies in the Americas during the 17th century, the Bogardus name spread to the New World. Adam Bogardus, born in 1663 in New Amsterdam, was one of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname in the American colonies.

Another prominent figure was Robert Bogardus, born in 1776 in New York. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army during the War of 1812 and was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his bravery in the Battle of Plattsburg.

Other notable individuals with the Bogardus surname include:

1. James Bogardus (1800-1874), an American inventor and pioneer in the construction of cast-iron architecture.
2. Abraham Bogardus (1822-1908), a Dutch-American theologian and author who served as a minister in the Reformed Church in America.
3. Everett Bogardus (1868-1948), an American sociologist and pioneer in the field of survey research.
4. Emory Bogardus (1882-1973), an American sociologist known for his work on social distance and racial attitudes.
5. Mildred Bogardus (1890-1972), an American painter and illustrator best known for her illustrations in children's books.

While the Bogardus name originated in the Netherlands, it eventually spread to other parts of Europe and the Americas, carried by Dutch immigrants and their descendants. Today, the surname can be found among people of Dutch ancestry around the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bogardus

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

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

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