How common is the last name Boone?

51,373 people in the United States have the last name Boone, about 1 in 5,818. It ranks #644 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BOONE

#644

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
51,373
About
1 in 5,818
This common or more
34.7%
Who bears it

Of the 51,373 people with the last name Boone, 60.2% reported their origin as White, 29.9% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Boone

#642 Atkinson · 51,453#643 Bridges · 51,385#645 Mathis · 51,361#646 Wilkinson · 51,341

Spelled almost the same

7 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Boone, most common first.

#3,439 Bone · 10,156#13,554 Boon · 2,144#19,236 Bohne · 1,410#25,819 Bowne · 999#28,854 Boyne · 877#53,526 Bonne · 417#96,193 Boonie · 203

Also a first name

As a first name, Boone ranks #5,051 of 53,615, with 3,490 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 762 births. See Boone as a first name

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