The Bogart surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,420 people carried this name — #5,421 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,310 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Bogart surname

An English surname from Dutch, most famously borne by American actor Humphrey Bogart.

From the Dutch surname Bogaert, derived from bogaard, contraction of boomgaard (“orchard”), from boom (“tree”) + gaard (“garden”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bogart» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 37 people named Bogart.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Nord.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Nord 28
Gironde 3
Pas-de-Calais 3
Corsica 1
Yvelines 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Bogart in American newspapers,
1897–1921.

Newspaper page from Illinois Staats-Zeitung carrying the name Bogart
Illinois Staats-Zeitung 1897-08-11
Newspaper page from San Antonio Light And Gazette carrying the name Bogart
San Antonio Light And Gazette 1909-12-02
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-Herald carrying the name Bogart
The Birmingham Age-Herald 1921-08-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 70,326 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bogart in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

567 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bogart. The most, 244, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 168
Queensland 100
Victoria 94
Western Australia 60
ACT (Canberra) 53
South Australia 48
Tasmania 22
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bogart.

Who carried it

People named Bogart,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel Bogart
    Samuel Bogart 1797–1861 · politician
  • John Bogart
    John Bogart 1836–1920 · civil engineer
  • G. Henri Bogart
    G. Henri Bogart 1857–1918 · writer
  • Humphrey Bogart
    Humphrey Bogart 1899–1957 · screenwriter
  • Neil Bogart
    Neil Bogart 1943–1982 · record producer
  • Tunis Gysbert Bogaert 1625–1699

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 54 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bogart,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,198 records

1,198 records of the Bogart name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 586
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 263
  • Other U.S. records 349
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William A. Bogart

    Born 1898 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; auto mechanic from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1962, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles Robert Bogart

    Born 1946; from McDonough, Georgia. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Riwe Bogart

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Roland from Bremen, aged 18. From Lealy, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,198 records for Bogart in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands161 records

161 records of the Bogart name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 127
  • Dutch population registers 20
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 14
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jacoba Bogart

    Died 1826 in Tholen, aged 24; labourer.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joanna Maria Bogart

    Died 1845 in Bakel en Milheeze; farmer.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Gemert-Bakel (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Dirck Bogart

    Married in 1657 in Rotterdam; born in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 161 records for Bogart in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada65 records

65 records of the Bogart name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 53
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Other Canadian records 9
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Gregory Vernon Bogart

    Buried in 1998 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 40.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Ann Bogart

    Died 1908 in Granville Ferry, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Orley Bogart

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 65 records for Bogart in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France15 records

15 records of the Bogart name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Paul Henri Bogart

    Born 1931 in Viroflay (Yvelines); died 1996 in Dunkerque (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Rachelle Marie Joseph Bogart

    Born 1908 in Vieux-Berquin; died 1983 in Vieux-Berquin (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Michel Francois Louis Bogart

    Born 1899 in Sainghin-en-Mélantois; died 1977 in Tourcoing (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Bogart in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany3 records

3 records of the Bogart name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Bogart

    From Dülken, Kempen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 11 November 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 363).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 1 of 3 records for Bogart in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Bogart name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Petronella Arnolda Bogart

    Retired of Parkdale, Victoria; died 2001.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Joseph Bogart

    Left George Town in 1846 aboard the Shamrock, bound for Port Phillip.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Bogart name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Oscar Bogart

    Born 1916 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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