How common is the last name Boyd?

147,346 people in the United States have the last name Boyd, about 1 in 2,029. It ranks #182 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BOYD

#182

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
147,346
About
1 in 2,029
This common or more
21.7%
Who bears it

Of the 147,346 people with the last name Boyd, 60.8% reported their origin as White, 29.7% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Boyd

#180 Fox · 149,757#181 Wagner · 149,267#183 Meyer · 147,096#184 Stone · 147,006

Spelled almost the same

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

#32,001 Boyt · 773#56,219 Boyde · 393#88,273 Boud · 226#108,494 Bood · 174#115,151 Boid · 161#134,631 Boyed · 130

Also a first name

As a first name, Boyd ranks #2,154 of 53,615, with 12,377 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1922, with 508 births. See Boyd as a first name

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