How common is the surname Boyden?

2,307 people in the United States had the surname Boyden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,830 Americans. It ranked 13,236th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Boyden?

Edward Boyden, American neuroscientist.

Where is the surname Boyden most common?

Wikidata records people named Boyden in the United States.

Is the surname Boyden getting more or less common?

More common. 2,250 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,307 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Boyden

A surname, carried by 2,307 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boyden is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,307 people named Boyden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,830 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,250.

#13,236

rank among US surnames

2,307

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,624)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,230	Prindle	2,309	133,714
#13,233	Ester	2,308	133,772
#13,236	Banton	2,307	133,830
#13,241	Hoadley	2,306	133,888

Who is named Boyden

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

84% of people named Boyden identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Boydens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Boyden
American neuroscientist, born 1979

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Boyden

Boyden has the Soundex code B350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B350.

Questions

How common is the surname Boyden?: 2,307 people in the United States had the surname Boyden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,830 Americans. It ranked 13,236th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Boyden?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Boyden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Boyden?: Edward Boyden, American neuroscientist.
Where is the surname Boyden most common?: Wikidata records people named Boyden in the United States.
Is the surname Boyden getting more or less common?: More common. 2,250 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,307 in 2010, up 2.5%.