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

Boppre, 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 Boppre surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Boppre in America

Boppre is the 133048th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Boppre surname appeared 127 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 Boppre.

We can also compare 2010 data for Boppre 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 Boppre

The surname BOPPRE has its origins in the small village of Boppard, located along the banks of the Rhine River in western Germany. The name first emerged during the late 12th century, likely derived from the Old High German words "bopp" meaning "small hill" and "art" meaning "kind or type." This suggests that the BOPPRE name may have initially referred to someone who lived near or on a small hill in the Boppard area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the BOPPRE name can be found in a 1237 land deed, where a Wilhelm Boppre is listed as a landowner in the village of Boppard. This provides evidence that the name was firmly established in the region by the early 13th century. Additionally, a 1289 church registry in the nearby town of Koblenz includes the name Johanna Boppre, indicating that the name had spread to neighboring communities by the late 1200s.

In the 14th century, the BOPPRE name began to appear in other parts of Germany, as well as in nearby regions of France and the Low Countries. This was likely due to the increasing mobility of populations during this period. One notable figure from this time was Hans Boppre, a merchant from Frankfurt who is mentioned in several trade records from the 1370s.

By the 16th century, the BOPPRE name had become more widely dispersed throughout Europe. In 1526, a cleric named Matthias Boppre was recorded as serving in the town of Bruges, in modern-day Belgium. Around the same time, a family of BOPPRE weavers was documented in the city of Strasbourg, in eastern France.

As the centuries progressed, the BOPPRE name continued to spread and evolve. In the late 1600s, a Prussian soldier named Friedrich Boppre fought in the Nine Years' War against France. And in the early 1800s, a Dutch scientist named Johannes Boppre made significant contributions to the field of botany, particularly in the study of plant taxonomy.

While the BOPPRE name may not be as common today as it once was, it has left an indelible mark on history, with individuals bearing this surname making their mark across various professions and regions over the past eight centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Boppre

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

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

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