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

Botha, 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 Botha surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Botha in America

Botha is the 48628th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Botha surname appeared 434 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 Botha.

We can also compare 2010 data for Botha 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 Botha

The surname Botha has its origins in South Africa and is derived from an Afrikaans word meaning "dwelling" or "farmhouse". It is believed to have emerged as a surname in the 17th century among the Dutch settlers who arrived in the Cape Colony.

The name Botha was initially used to identify individuals based on their place of residence or the location of their farmstead. This practice was common during the early colonial period when surnames were not yet fully established.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Botha can be found in the baptismal records of the Dutch Reformed Church in Cape Town, dating back to the late 1600s. The name appeared in various spellings, such as Bothma, Botma, and Botmaar, reflecting the phonetic variations common at the time.

The Botha surname gained prominence in South African history, with several notable figures bearing this name. Louis Botha (1862-1919) was a prominent Boer military leader and statesman who served as the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1910 to 1919.

Another notable figure was Roelof "Pik" Botha (1932-2018), a South African politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1977 to 1994, playing a significant role in the transition to a democratic South Africa.

The Botha family has also produced several other notable individuals, such as Pieter Willem Botha (1916-2006), who served as the last Prime Minister of apartheid-era South Africa from 1978 to 1984, and later as the first executive State President from 1984 to 1989.

In addition, there have been other prominent individuals with the surname Botha, such as Marthinus Wessel Pretorius Botha (1871-1944), a South African judge and advocate, and Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff Botha (1905-1963), a South African politician and Cabinet Minister.

The surname Botha has a rich history deeply rooted in South African culture and has produced several influential figures who have shaped the country's political and social landscape over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Botha

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

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

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