# Boggs (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/boggs/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 27,880 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,262 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,074 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.2% (27,822 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Boggus |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Boggs in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Boggs in the United States.

## People named Boggs

- Grace Lee Boggs, American social activist and feminist (1915-2015)
- Lindy Boggs, American politician (1916-2013)
- Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr., American politician (1914–1972)
- Wade Boggs, American baseball player
- David Boggs, American electrical engineer (1950–2022)
- Francis Boggs, American film actor and director (1870-1911)
- Henrietta Boggs, American author
- Lilburn Boggs, American politician (1796-1860)
- Gail Boggs, actress
- Danny Julian Boggs, American judge
- J. Caleb Boogs, American politician (1909–1993)

## Similar surnames

Biggs, Beggs, Buggs, Baggs, Boss, Boos, Boes, Boge, Beck, Bush, Bass, Buck.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.