How common is the surname Boateng?

3,017 people in the United States had the surname Boateng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 102,335 Americans. It ranked 10,614th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Boateng?

Eric Boateng, British basketball player (born 1985).

Where is the surname Boateng most common?

Wikidata records people named Boateng in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Boateng getting more or less common?

More common. 1,435 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,017 in 2010, up 110%.

The surname Boateng

An Akan surname, carried by 3,017 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boateng is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

Akan origin

Borrowed from Akan.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,017 people named Boateng in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 102,335 Americans. That is up 110% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,435.

#10,614

rank among US surnames

3,017

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+110.2%

change since 2000 (was #17,952)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,607	Kollar	3,019	102,267
#10,613	Kelch	3,018	102,301
#10,614	Boateng	3,017	102,335
#10,615	Vila	3,016	102,369
#10,620	Cardillo	3,015	102,403

Who is named Boateng

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

97% of people named Boateng identified as Black (not Hispanic), 1.4% as white (not Hispanic).

Black (not Hispanic) 97%
White (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Boatengs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eric Boateng
British basketball player (born 1985)

Questions

Where does the surname Boateng come from?: Borrowed from Akan.
How common is the surname Boateng?: 3,017 people in the United States had the surname Boateng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 102,335 Americans. It ranked 10,614th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Boateng?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Boateng identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Boateng?: Eric Boateng, British basketball player (born 1985).
Where is the surname Boateng most common?: Wikidata records people named Boateng in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Boateng getting more or less common?: More common. 1,435 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,017 in 2010, up 110%.