# Boardman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/boardman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,938 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,823 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 51,995 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.2% (5,928 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Boardman in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Boardman in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Boardman

- Eleanor Boardman, American actress (1898–1991)
- Leslie Boardman, Australian swimmer (1889–1975)
- John Boardman, British classical archaeologist (1927-2024)
- True Boardman, actor
- Virginia True Boardman, actress (1889-1971)
- Lee Boardman, British actor
- Tom Boardman, British auto racing driver
- Elijah Boardman, American politician (1760-1823)

## Similar surnames

Bartman, Borden, Barden, Broadnax, Bourdon, Bordner, Bardin, Broaden, Burton, Barton, Britton, Braden.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.