How common is the surname Boozer?

4,208 people in the United States had the surname Boozer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,371 Americans. It ranked 7,866th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Boozer?

Carlos Boozer, American basketball player (born 1981), followed by Bob Boozer.

Where is the surname Boozer most common?

Wikidata records people named Boozer in the United States.

Is the surname Boozer getting more or less common?

More common. 4,095 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,208 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Boozer

A surname, carried by 4,208 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boozer is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,208 people named Boozer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,371 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,095.

#7,866

rank among US surnames

4,208

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,502)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,858	Florio	4,211	73,319
#7,859	Leasure	4,210	73,336
#7,863	Moller	4,209	73,354
#7,866	Plourde	4,208	73,371
#7,868	McCourt	4,206	73,406
#7,870	Shoemake	4,205	73,423

Who is named Boozer

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

67% of people named Boozer identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Boozers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carlos Boozer
American basketball player (born 1981)
Bob Boozer
American basketball player (1937-2012)
Cameron Boozer
American basketball player (born 2007)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Boozer

Boozer has the Soundex code B260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B260.

Questions

How common is the surname Boozer?: 4,208 people in the United States had the surname Boozer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,371 Americans. It ranked 7,866th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Boozer?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Boozer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Boozer?: Carlos Boozer, American basketball player (born 1981), followed by Bob Boozer.
Where is the surname Boozer most common?: Wikidata records people named Boozer in the United States.
Is the surname Boozer getting more or less common?: More common. 4,095 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,208 in 2010, up 2.8%.