How common is the surname Boone?

53,792 people in the United States had the surname Boone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,740 Americans. It ranked 632nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Boone?

Pat Boone, American singer (born 1934), followed by Daniel Boone.

Where is the surname Boone most common?

Wikidata records people named Boone in the United States and Belgium.

Is the surname Boone getting more or less common?

More common. 51,679 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 53,792 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Boone

A surname, carried by 53,792 people in the United States.

Pronounced /bun/ 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). Boone is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 53,792 people named Boone in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,740 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 51,679.

#632

rank among US surnames

53,792

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #587)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#623	Kirk	54,394	5,676
#624	Combs	54,257	5,690
#625	Mathis	54,217	5,695
#626	Christian	54,198	5,697
#627	Skinner	54,046	5,713
#628	Bradford	54,015	5,716
#629	Richard	53,893	5,729

Who is named Boone

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

62% of people named Boone identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Boones

22 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Pat Boone
American singer (born 1934)
Daniel Boone
American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)
Megan Boone
American actress, born 1983
Benson Boone
American singer, born 2002
Mark Boone Junior
American actor (born 1955)
Debby Boone
American singer (born 1956)
Richard Boone
American actor (1917–1981)
Ron Boone
American basketball player, born 1946
Josh Boone
American film director, born 1979
Josh Boone
American basketball player (born 1984)
Jessica Boone
American actress, born 1984
Aaron Boone
American baseball manager, former professional baseball player and broadcaster, born 1973

Notable Boones come mostly from the United States (21) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Boon

Surnames that sound like Boone

Boone 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 Boone?: 53,792 people in the United States had the surname Boone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,740 Americans. It ranked 632nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Boone?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Boone identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Boone?: Pat Boone, American singer (born 1934), followed by Daniel Boone.
Where is the surname Boone most common?: Wikidata records people named Boone in the United States and Belgium.
How do you pronounce Boone?: Boone is /bun/, one syllable.
Is the surname Boone getting more or less common?: More common. 51,679 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 53,792 in 2010, up 4.1%.
What are other spellings of Boone?: Boon.