How common is the last name Boston?

15,314 people in the United States have the last name Boston, about 1 in 19,518. It ranks #2,322 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BOSTON

#2,322

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,314
About
1 in 19,518
This common or more
49.6%
Who bears it

Of the 15,314 people with the last name Boston, 50.3% reported their origin as White, 39.9% as Black and 4.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Boston

#2,320 Rowley · 15,325#2,321 Hayward · 15,321#2,323 Hare · 15,310#2,324 Seals · 15,308

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Boston, most common first.

#146,495 Boxton · 114

Also a first name

As a first name, Boston ranks #2,859 of 53,615, with 8,054 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2014, with 562 births. See Boston as a first name

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