How common is the surname Bou?

1,039 people in the United States had the surname Bou in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 297,156 Americans. It ranked 24,186th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bou?

In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named Bou identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 33% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bou?

Davo Xeneise, Argentine footballer.

Where is the surname Bou most common?

Wikidata records people named Bou in Argentina.

Is the surname Bou getting more or less common?

More common. 916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,039 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Bou

A surname, carried by 1,039 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bou is more common than 85.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,039 people named Bou in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 297,156 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 916.

#24,186

rank among US surnames

1,039

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+13.4%

change since 2000 (was #25,374)

Who is named Bou

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

45% of people named Bou identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 33% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 17% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 33%
White (not Hispanic) 17%
Two or more races 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Bous

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Davo Xeneise
Argentine footballer, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bou

Bou has the Soundex code B000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B000.

Questions

How common is the surname Bou?: 1,039 people in the United States had the surname Bou in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 297,156 Americans. It ranked 24,186th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bou?: In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named Bou identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 33% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bou?: Davo Xeneise, Argentine footballer.
Where is the surname Bou most common?: Wikidata records people named Bou in Argentina.
Is the surname Bou getting more or less common?: More common. 916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,039 in 2010, up 13%.