How Many People Have the Last Name Boston?
people had the surname Boston in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 18,657 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+811 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Boston (52.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 40.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Boston ranks #1,721. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 54.8% to 52.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Boston grew from 15,003 people in 2000 to 15,814 in 2010 (up 5.4%), and its rank fell from #2,223 to #2,309. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.56 to 5.36 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 15,003 | 15,814 |
| Rank | #2,223 | #2,309 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.56 | 5.36 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Boston
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Boston: B235
👤 Boston as a First Name
Boston is a first name too: about 11,440 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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