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    The surname Boyne

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 862 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex B500

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boyne is more common than 82.8% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Perhaps a modern form of Irish Mac Baoithin (“son of Baoithin”), a nickname from baoth (“foolish”).

    Boyne is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 862 people named Boyne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 358,173 Americans. That is down 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 907.

    #27,845
    rank among US surnames
    862
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -5%
    change since 2000 (was #25,564)

    Who is named Boyne

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

    91% of people named Boyne identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    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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    Surnames that sound like Boyne

    Boyne has the Soundex code B500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B500.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Boyne come from?
    Perhaps a modern form of Irish Mac Baoithin (“son of Baoithin”), a nickname from baoth (“foolish”).
    How common is the surname Boyne?
    862 people in the United States had the surname Boyne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 358,173 Americans. It ranked 27,845th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Boyne?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Boyne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is Boyne?
    Boyne is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Boyne getting more or less common?
    Less common. 907 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 862 in 2010, down 5.0%.