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    The surname Boutros

    An Arabic surname, carried by 916 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B362

    Boutros: #26,598 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Boutros #26,598, 916 people Boutros: #26,598 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Boutros #26,598, 916 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boutros is more common than 83.6% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic بُطْرُس (buṭrus, “Peter”). Doublet of Peter. This surname is predominantly found in Iraq.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 916 people named Boutros in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 337,058 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 717.

    #26,598
    rank among US surnames
    916
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +27.8%
    change since 2000 (was #30,682)

    Who is named Boutros

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

    90% of people named Boutros identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
    • Two or more races 3.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Boutros

    Boutros has the Soundex code B362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B362.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Boutros come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic بُطْرُس (buṭrus, “Peter”). Doublet of Peter. This surname is predominantly found in Iraq.
    How common is the surname Boutros?
    916 people in the United States had the surname Boutros in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 337,058 Americans. It ranked 26,598th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Boutros?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Boutros identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Boutros getting more or less common?
    More common. 717 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 916 in 2010, up 28%.
    What are other spellings of Boutros?
    Botros and Butrus.