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

Bohrer, 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 Bohrer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bohrer in America

Bohrer is the 10860th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bohrer surname appeared 2,933 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 Bohrer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bohrer 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 Bohrer

The surname Bohrer has its origins in the German language and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Middle High German word 'bor(e)r', which means 'borer' or 'driller'. This suggests that the name was likely an occupational surname given to someone who worked as a borer or driller, perhaps in the carpentry or construction trades.

The name is believed to have originated in the regions of modern-day Germany and Switzerland, where it was first recorded in various forms such as Borer, Borrer, and Bohrer. One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Sancti Galli, a medieval cartulary from the Abbey of St. Gallen in Switzerland, dated around the 9th century.

In the 13th century, a man named Heinrich Bohrer was mentioned in the historical records of the city of Heidelberg in Germany. Another early record is from the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from the Margraviate of Baden, which includes a reference to a certain Cunrat Bohrer in the year 1308.

During the 15th century, the name Bohrer appeared in various records across Germany and Switzerland, including the Bürgermeisterbuch (Book of Mayors) of the city of Nuremberg, where a certain Hans Bohrer was listed as a member of the city council in 1482.

One notable bearer of the name was Johann Bohrer (1470-1539), a German theologian and reformer who was a supporter of Martin Luther and played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation. Another individual of note was Johann Michael Bohrer (1639-1718), a German architect and master builder who was responsible for the construction of several churches and buildings in the city of Ulm.

Other notable individuals with the surname Bohrer include:

1. Johann Baptist Bohrer (1782-1859), a German sculptor and painter.
2. Karl Bohrer (1876-1946), a German politician and member of the Reichstag.
3. Walther Bohrer (1898-1945), a German army officer and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.
4. Günther Bohrer (1925-2014), a German literary critic and essayist.
5. David Bohrer (born 1957), an American actor and screenwriter.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bohrer

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

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

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