How common is the surname Boring?

5,746 people in the United States had the surname Boring in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,732 Americans. It ranked 5,986th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Boring?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Boring identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Boring?

Edwin Boring, American psychologist (1886–1968).

Where is the surname Boring most common?

Wikidata records people named Boring in the United States.

Is the surname Boring getting more or less common?

More common. 5,552 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,746 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Boring

A surname, carried by 5,746 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boring is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,746 people named Boring in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,732 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,552.

#5,986

rank among US surnames

5,746

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,726)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,977	Sylvia	5,756	53,639
#5,978	Barden	5,755	53,648
#5,980	Pelton	5,753	53,667
#5,982	Penney	5,752	53,676
#5,983	Hagerty	5,750	53,695
#5,984	McGehee	5,749	53,704
#5,985	Alden	5,748	53,714

Who is named Boring

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

94% of people named Boring identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Borings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edwin Boring
American psychologist (1886–1968)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Boring

Boring has the Soundex code B652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B652.

Questions

How common is the surname Boring?: 5,746 people in the United States had the surname Boring in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,732 Americans. It ranked 5,986th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Boring?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Boring identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Boring?: Edwin Boring, American psychologist (1886–1968).
Where is the surname Boring most common?: Wikidata records people named Boring in the United States.
Is the surname Boring getting more or less common?: More common. 5,552 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,746 in 2010, up 3.5%.