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    The surname Botts

    A surname, carried by 4,582 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex B320

    Botts: #7,274 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Botts #7,274, 4,582 people Botts: #7,274 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Botts #7,274, 4,582 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Botts is more common than 95.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,582 people named Botts in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,382 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,451.

    #7,274
    rank among US surnames
    4,582
    people in 2010
    1.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.9%
    change since 2000 (was #6,946)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,268Fullmer4,58567,338
    #7,270Grube4,58467,353
    #7,272Pass4,58367,368
    #7,274Botts4,58267,382
    #7,275Grajeda4,58067,412
    #7,279Pelkey4,57967,426

    Who is named Botts

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

    84% of people named Botts identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 84%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.1%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bottss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • John Botts
      American politician (1802-1869)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Botts

    Botts has the Soundex code B320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B320.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Botts?
    4,582 people in the United States had the surname Botts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,382 Americans. It ranked 7,274th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Botts?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Botts identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Botts?
    John Botts, American politician (1802-1869).
    Where is the surname Botts most common?
    Wikidata records people named Botts in the United States.
    Is the surname Botts getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,451 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,582 in 2010, up 2.9%.