How common is the surname Bost?

5,734 people in the United States had the surname Bost in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,845 Americans. It ranked 5,995th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bost?

Mike Bost, American politician (born 1960), followed by Dee Bost.

Where is the surname Bost most common?

Wikidata records people named Bost in the United States.

Is the surname Bost getting more or less common?

More common. 5,665 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,734 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Bost

A surname, carried by 5,734 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B230

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

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,734 people named Bost in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,845 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,665.

#5,995

rank among US surnames

5,734

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,619)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,986	Pires	5,746	53,732
#5,988	Lachance	5,744	53,751
#5,989	Jaynes	5,741	53,779
#5,990	Banner	5,739	53,798
#5,991	Specht	5,738	53,807
#5,992	Brinker	5,736	53,826
#5,994	Sackett	5,735	53,835

Who is named Bost

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

78% of people named Bost identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bosts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mike Bost
American politician (born 1960)
Dee Bost
American basketball player, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bost

Bost has the Soundex code B230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B230.

Questions

How common is the surname Bost?: 5,734 people in the United States had the surname Bost in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,845 Americans. It ranked 5,995th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bost?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Bost identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bost?: Mike Bost, American politician (born 1960), followed by Dee Bost.
Where is the surname Bost most common?: Wikidata records people named Bost in the United States.
Is the surname Bost getting more or less common?: More common. 5,665 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,734 in 2010, up 1.2%.