How common is the surname Boardman?

5,938 people in the United States had the surname Boardman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,995 Americans. It ranked 5,823rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Boardman?

Eleanor Boardman, American actress (1898–1991), followed by Leslie Boardman.

Where is the surname Boardman most common?

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

Is the surname Boardman getting more or less common?

More common. 5,928 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,938 in 2010, up 0.2%.

The surname Boardman

A surname, carried by 5,938 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boardman is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,938 people named Boardman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,995 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,928.

#5,823

rank among US surnames

5,938

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+0.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,407)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,817	Doerr	5,942	51,960
#5,820	Garnica	5,941	51,969
#5,821	Pardue	5,940	51,977
#5,823	Boardman	5,938	51,995
#5,824	Quiroga	5,937	52,004

Who is named Boardman

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Boardman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Boardmans

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eleanor Boardman
American actress (1898–1991)
Leslie Boardman
Australian swimmer (1889–1975)
John Boardman
British classical archaeologist (1927-2024)
True Boardman
Actor, 1880–1918
Virginia True Boardman
Actress (1889-1971)
Lee Boardman
British actor, born 1972
Tom Boardman
British auto racing driver, born 1983
Elijah Boardman
American politician (1760-1823)

Notable Boardmans come mostly from the United States (4), the United Kingdom (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Boardman

Boardman has the Soundex code B635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B635.

Questions

How common is the surname Boardman?: 5,938 people in the United States had the surname Boardman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,995 Americans. It ranked 5,823rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Boardman?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Boardman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Boardman?: Eleanor Boardman, American actress (1898–1991), followed by Leslie Boardman.
Where is the surname Boardman most common?: Wikidata records people named Boardman in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Is the surname Boardman getting more or less common?: More common. 5,928 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,938 in 2010, up 0.2%.