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

Botros, 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 Botros surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Botros in America

Botros is the 24466th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Botros surname appeared 1,023 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 Botros.

We can also compare 2010 data for Botros 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 Botros

The surname Botros has its origins in Egypt, where it is a form of the Greek name Petros, meaning "rock" or "stone." It is derived from the Coptic name Butrus, which was adopted by Egyptian Christians in the early centuries of Christianity.

The name can be traced back to the 4th century, when it was borne by several prominent figures in the Coptic Church. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Saint Butrus, a 4th-century abbot and founder of the Monastery of Saint Butrus in the Nile Delta region.

Throughout the medieval period, the name appears in various Arabic and Coptic manuscripts, reflecting its continued use among Egyptian Christians. In the 11th century, a Coptic scribe named Butrus al-Sadamanti produced several important manuscripts, including a copy of the Gospels.

The name gained further prominence in the 13th century, when it was borne by Butrus Ibn Rahib, a Coptic scholar and physician who served at the court of the Mamluk Sultan Baybars.

As the use of surnames became more widespread in Egypt, the name Botros emerged as a common patronymic, indicating descent from an ancestor named Butrus or Petros. Notable individuals with this surname include:

1. Butrus Ghali (1846-1910), an Egyptian prime minister and leader of the nationalist movement.
2. Botros Romanus Boutros-Ghali (1892-1977), an Egyptian diplomat and politician, and the grandfather of Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations.
3. Butrus al-Bustani (1819-1883), a renowned Lebanese writer, scholar, and promoter of the Arab Renaissance.
4. Botros Khalil (1828-1898), an Egyptian educator and founder of the Coptic College in Cairo.
5. Botrus Ghalioun (born 1944), a Syrian philosopher and former president of the Syrian National Council.

The surname Botros has thus been a part of Egyptian and Middle Eastern history for centuries, bearing witness to the rich cultural and religious heritage of the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Botros

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

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

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