How common is the surname Boren?

7,672 people in the United States had the surname Boren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,243 Americans. It ranked 4,625th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Boren?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Boren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Boren?

David Boren, American politician and academic (1941–2025), followed by Dan Boren.

Where is the surname Boren most common?

Wikidata records people named Boren in the United States.

Is the surname Boren getting more or less common?

More common. 7,232 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,672 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Boren

A surname, carried by 7,672 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boren is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,672 people named Boren in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,243 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,232.

#4,625

rank among US surnames

7,672

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,517)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,619	Szabo	7,678	40,212
#4,622	Pyles	7,677	40,217
#4,623	Tomas	7,673	40,238
#4,625	Lerner	7,672	40,243

Who is named Boren

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

93% of people named Boren identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Borens

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Boren
American politician and academic (1941–2025)
Dan Boren
American politician, born 1973
Mae Boren Axton
American songwriter (1914–1997)
Lyle Boren
American politician (1909-1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Boren

Boren has the Soundex code B650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B650.

Questions

How common is the surname Boren?: 7,672 people in the United States had the surname Boren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,243 Americans. It ranked 4,625th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Boren?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Boren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Boren?: David Boren, American politician and academic (1941–2025), followed by Dan Boren.
Where is the surname Boren most common?: Wikidata records people named Boren in the United States.
Is the surname Boren getting more or less common?: More common. 7,232 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,672 in 2010, up 6.1%.