How common is the surname DeBose?

2,727 people in the United States had the surname DeBose in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,218 Americans. It ranked 11,534th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named DeBose?

Ariana DeBose, American actress.

Where is the surname DeBose most common?

Wikidata records people named DeBose in the United States.

Is the surname DeBose getting more or less common?

More common. 2,487 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,727 in 2010, up 9.7%.

The surname DeBose

A surname, carried by 2,727 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). DeBose is more common than 92.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,727 people named DeBose in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 113,218 Americans. That is up 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,487.

#11,534

rank among US surnames

2,727

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+9.7%

change since 2000 (was #11,583)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,529	Easterday	2,728	113,177
#11,534	Haigh	2,727	113,218
#11,537	Ritenour	2,726	113,260
#11,540	Pardee	2,725	113,301
#11,543	Woodrow	2,723	113,384

Who is named DeBose

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

79% of people named DeBose identified as Black (not Hispanic), 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 79%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous DeBoses

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ariana DeBose
American actress, born 1991

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like DeBose

DeBose has the Soundex code D120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D120.

Questions

How common is the surname DeBose?: 2,727 people in the United States had the surname DeBose in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,218 Americans. It ranked 11,534th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname DeBose?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named DeBose identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named DeBose?: Ariana DeBose, American actress.
Where is the surname DeBose most common?: Wikidata records people named DeBose in the United States.
Is the surname DeBose getting more or less common?: More common. 2,487 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,727 in 2010, up 9.7%.