How common is the surname Boucher?

20,050 people in the United States had the surname Boucher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,399 Americans. It ranked 1,791st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Boucher?

Brian Boucher, American ice hockey goaltender, followed by Reid Boucher.

Where is the surname Boucher most common?

Wikidata records people named Boucher in the United States.

Is the surname Boucher getting more or less common?

More common. 19,554 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,050 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Boucher

A French surname, carried by 20,050 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boucher is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Boucher. Doublet of Butcher.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 20,050 people named Boucher in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,399 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,554.

#1,791

rank among US surnames

20,050

people in 2010

6.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,677)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,782	Starks	20,130	15,338
#1,783	Sizemore	20,116	15,348
#1,784	Epps	20,112	15,351
#1,785	Olivas	20,106	15,356
#1,786	Bergeron	20,073	15,381
#1,787	Hightower	20,065	15,387
#1,789	Paige	20,063	15,389

Who is named Boucher

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

93% of people named Boucher identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bouchers

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brian Boucher
American ice hockey goaltender, born 1977
Reid Boucher
American hockey player, born 1993
Rick Boucher
American politician in Virginia (born 1946)
Grayson Boucher
American street basketball player and social media influencer, born 1984
Jello Biafra
American singer and activist (born 1958)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Boucher

Boucher has the Soundex code B260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B260.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Boucher come from?: Borrowed from French Boucher. Doublet of Butcher.
How common is the surname Boucher?: 20,050 people in the United States had the surname Boucher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,399 Americans. It ranked 1,791st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Boucher?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Boucher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Boucher?: Brian Boucher, American ice hockey goaltender, followed by Reid Boucher.
Where is the surname Boucher most common?: Wikidata records people named Boucher in the United States.
Is the surname Boucher getting more or less common?: More common. 19,554 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,050 in 2010, up 2.5%.