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

Bogart, 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 Bogart surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bogart in America

Bogart is the 5421st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bogart surname appeared 6,420 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Bogart.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bogart 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 Bogart

The surname Bogart originated in Germany, and its earliest known origins trace back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old German word "boug," which means "bend" or "bow," and the suffix "-art," meaning "kind" or "manner." The name likely referred to someone who lived near a bend in a river or road.

In the Middle Ages, the Bogart surname was found in various regions of Germany, particularly in the areas around the Rhine River. The earliest recorded spelling of the name appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus, a collection of historical documents from the region of Anhalt, dated around 1280.

The Bogart name also appears in several other medieval records, including the Bürgeraufnahmen der Stadt Köln (Citizen Admissions of the City of Cologne) from the 14th century. This suggests that Bogart families were present in the city of Cologne during that time.

One of the earliest known individuals with the Bogart surname was Hans Bogart, a merchant from Mainz, Germany, who lived in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Peter Bogart, a Protestant reformer and theologian from Saxony, who was born in 1521 and died in 1585.

As the Bogart name spread across Europe, it took on various spellings and regional variations, such as Bogaert, Bogard, and Bogardi. In the 17th century, the name appeared in the Netherlands, where it was likely brought by German immigrants or traders.

In the Netherlands, one of the most famous individuals with the Bogart surname was Dirck Bogaert, a Dutch painter and engraver who was born in 1630 and died in 1685. His works are now part of the collections of several museums, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Another notable Bogart was Johann Bogardi, a Hungarian-born military engineer and cartographer who lived in the late 17th century. He is known for his contributions to the mapping and fortification of several cities in the Habsburg Empire.

In the 18th century, the Bogart surname made its way to North America, carried by Dutch and German immigrants. One of the earliest recorded Bogarts in America was Gysbert Bogart, who settled in New York in the late 1600s and became a prominent landowner and farmer.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bogart

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

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

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