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    The surname Boaz

    A surname, carried by 3,157 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈboʊ.əz/ 2 syllables Soundex B200 Also a first name

    Boaz: #10,204 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Boaz #10,204, 3,157 people Boaz: #10,204 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Boaz #10,204, 3,157 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boaz is more common than 93.7% of them.

    Origin

    From Biblical Hebrew בֹּעַז (Bṓʿaz).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,157 people named Boaz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,797 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,137.

    #10,204
    rank among US surnames
    3,157
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.6%
    change since 2000 (was #9,506)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,197Garr3,16097,704
    #10,199Swint3,15997,735
    #10,200Hunsinger3,15897,766
    #10,204Thakkar3,15797,797
    #10,211Broadus3,15697,828

    Who is named Boaz

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

    86% of people named Boaz identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 4.0%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Boazs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • David Boaz
      American libertarian author and editor (1953-2024)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Boaz

    Boaz has the Soundex code B200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B200.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Boaz come from?
    From Biblical Hebrew בֹּעַז (Bṓʿaz).
    How common is the surname Boaz?
    3,157 people in the United States had the surname Boaz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,797 Americans. It ranked 10,204th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Boaz?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Boaz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Boaz?
    David Boaz, American libertarian author and editor (1953-2024).
    Where is the surname Boaz most common?
    Wikidata records people named Boaz in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Boaz?
    Boaz is /ˈboʊ.əz/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Boaz getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,137 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,157 in 2010, up 0.6%.
    Is Boaz also a first name?
    Yes. Boaz is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.