How common is the surname Boen?

1,260 people in the United States had the surname Boen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,036 Americans. It ranked 20,910th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Boen?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Boen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Boen?

Earl Boen, American actor (1941–2023).

Where is the surname Boen most common?

Wikidata records people named Boen in the United States.

Is the surname Boen getting more or less common?

More common. 1,234 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,260 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Boen

A surname, carried by 1,260 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boen is more common than 87.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,260 people named Boen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 245,036 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,234.

#20,910

rank among US surnames

1,260

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,099)

Who is named Boen

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

88% of people named Boen identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Boens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Earl Boen
American actor (1941–2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Boen

Boen has the Soundex code B500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B500.

Questions

How common is the surname Boen?: 1,260 people in the United States had the surname Boen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,036 Americans. It ranked 20,910th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Boen?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Boen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Boen?: Earl Boen, American actor (1941–2023).
Where is the surname Boen most common?: Wikidata records people named Boen in the United States.
Is the surname Boen getting more or less common?: More common. 1,234 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,260 in 2010, up 2.1%.