# Booker (surname)

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

A surname originating as an occupation for either a scribe or bookbinder, or a bleacher of cloth.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 36,840 |
| US rank (2010) | 941 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,381 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.0% (35,101 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbʊkəɹ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Bucker |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Booker 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) | 28% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Booker in the United States.

## People named Booker

- Cory Booker, American politician (born 1969)
- Devin Booker, American basketball player (born 1996)
- Trevor Booker, American basketball player
- James Booker, American musician and singer (1939–1983)
- Devin Booker, American basketball player (born 1991)
- Melvin Booker, American basketball player (born 1972)
- Chris Booker, American basketball player (born 1981)
- Chakaia Booker, American artist (born 1953)
- Eric Booker, American competitive eater and rapper
- Walter Booker, American jazz double-bassist
- Askia Booker, American basketball player (born 1993)
- Deishuan Booker, American basketball player (born 1996)

## Similar surnames

Baker, Bowker, Buker, Bowser, Boozer, Boger, Boser, Boxer, Bosher, Becker, Becerra, Boucher.

## 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.