How common is the surname Boxer?

954 people in the United States had the surname Boxer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 323,633 Americans. It ranked 25,810th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Boxer?

Barbara Boxer, American politician, United States Senator from California.

Where is the surname Boxer most common?

Wikidata records people named Boxer in the United States.

Is the surname Boxer getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,031 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 954 in 2010, down 7.5%.

The surname Boxer

A surname, carried by 954 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). Boxer is more common than 84.1% of them.

Origin

Named Boxers by the West, since their official title was "The Fist of Righteous Harmony" (義和拳 /义和拳 (Yìhéquán)) and their symbol was a clenched fist.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 954 people named Boxer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 323,633 Americans. That is down 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,031.

#25,810

rank among US surnames

954

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-7.5%

change since 2000 (was #23,128)

Who is named Boxer

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

89% of people named Boxer identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Boxers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barbara Boxer
American politician, United States Senator from California, born 1940

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Boxer

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

Questions

Where does the surname Boxer come from?: Named Boxers by the West, since their official title was "The Fist of Righteous Harmony" (義和拳 /义和拳 (Yìhéquán)) and their symbol was a clenched fist.
How common is the surname Boxer?: 954 people in the United States had the surname Boxer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 323,633 Americans. It ranked 25,810th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Boxer?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Boxer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Boxer?: Barbara Boxer, American politician, United States Senator from California.
Where is the surname Boxer most common?: Wikidata records people named Boxer in the United States.
Is the surname Boxer getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,031 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 954 in 2010, down 7.5%.