# Boren (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,672 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,625 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 40,243 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.1% (7,232 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Boren 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Boren in the United States.

## People named Boren

- David Boren, American politician and academic (1941–2025)
- Dan Boren, American politician
- Mae Boren Axton, American songwriter (1914–1997)
- Lyle Boren, American politician (1909-1992)

## Similar surnames

Browne, Breen, Barone, Bourne, Born, Borne, Brien, Bourn, Breon, Bruen, Boron, Brenna.

## 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.