How common is the surname Boothby?

1,621 people in the United States had the surname Boothby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. It ranked 17,406th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Boothby?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Boothby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Boothby?

Guy Boothby, Australian writer, followed by Robert Boothby, Baron Boothby.

Where is the surname Boothby most common?

Wikidata records people named Boothby in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Boothby getting more or less common?

More common. 1,614 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,621 in 2010, up 0.4%.

The surname Boothby

A surname, carried by 1,621 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B310

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boothby is more common than 89.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,621 people named Boothby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,614.

#17,406

rank among US surnames

1,621

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+0.4%

change since 2000 (was #16,422)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,398	Olaughlin	1,622	190,349
#17,406	Beaudette	1,621	190,466

Who is named Boothby

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

94% of people named Boothby identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Boothbys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Guy Boothby
Australian writer, 1867–1905
Robert Boothby, Baron Boothby
British Conservative politician (1900-1986)

Questions

How common is the surname Boothby?: 1,621 people in the United States had the surname Boothby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. It ranked 17,406th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Boothby?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Boothby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Boothby?: Guy Boothby, Australian writer, followed by Robert Boothby, Baron Boothby.
Where is the surname Boothby most common?: Wikidata records people named Boothby in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Boothby getting more or less common?: More common. 1,614 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,621 in 2010, up 0.4%.