How common is the surname Boatright?

5,659 people in the United States had the surname Boatright in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,558 Americans. It ranked 6,062nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Boatright?

Ryan Boatright, American basketball player, followed by Terri Runnels.

Where is the surname Boatright most common?

Wikidata records people named Boatright in the United States.

Is the surname Boatright getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,659 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Boatright

An occupational surname, carried by 5,659 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boatright is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Boatwright.

Boatright is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,659 people named Boatright in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,558 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,711.

#6,062

rank among US surnames

5,659

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,579)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,058	Witkowski	5,662	54,529
#6,059	Waits	5,661	54,539
#6,061	Dillman	5,660	54,549
#6,062	Boatright	5,659	54,558
#6,063	Rolon	5,658	54,568

Who is named Boatright

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

89% of people named Boatright identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Boatrights

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ryan Boatright
American basketball player, born 1992
Terri Runnels
American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager, television host, and model, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Boatright

Boatwright

Boatright has the Soundex code B362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B362.

Questions

How common is the surname Boatright?: 5,659 people in the United States had the surname Boatright in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,558 Americans. It ranked 6,062nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Boatright?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Boatright identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Boatright?: Ryan Boatright, American basketball player, followed by Terri Runnels.
Where is the surname Boatright most common?: Wikidata records people named Boatright in the United States.
What type of surname is Boatright?: Boatright is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Boatright getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,659 in 2010, down 0.9%.