Boon Surname

13,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Brunei

Boon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Bohun,' modified early to Bown and Boon; compare Moon for Mohun.

Molin de Boon, Bedfordshire 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Matilda Boon, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Boon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9,0251:1,871117
Malaysia7,6721:3,844572
England5,0351:11,0661,633
United States3,1081:116,62112,566
Belgium2,7921:4,118446
Singapore1,9601:2,810245
Australia1,9191:14,0681,997
Canada1,2031:30,6284,003
Somaliland1,0521:3,327334
Thailand6801:103,88015,002
Brunei5701:735141
New Zealand5701:7,9441,350
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
South Africa3131:173,09219,160
United Arab Emirates3111:29,4613,225
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
France2131:311,84447,518
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Scotland1811:29,5793,083
Indonesia1711:773,38759,023
Samoa1621:1,196373
Taiwan1591:147,4511,324
Germany1581:509,52843,279
India1551:4,948,809124,489
Philippines1481:684,04270,291
Wales1111:27,8792,864
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Qatar781:30,2313,215
Ireland701:67,2714,288
Mexico661:1,880,70018,230
Colombia621:770,5508,307
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Spain561:834,85833,799
Israel551:155,59316,202
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
China461:29,724,3821,576
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
Kazakhstan391:453,39734,287
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Isle of Man301:2,861575
Saint Kitts and Nevis261:2,123347
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Marshall Islands231:2,253529
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Norway141:367,30634,015
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Vietnam101:9,264,6052,710
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Laos91:732,036508
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland451:98,4416,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6931:9,0511,358
Scotland641:58,4883,746
Wales331:47,5282,451
Guernsey111:2,969521
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9721:8,4091,087

Boon (97,428) may also be a first name.

Boon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Bohun,' modified early to Bown and Boon; compare Moon for Mohun.

Molin de Boon, Bedfordshire 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Matilda Boon, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald Boon, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

(2) Nick. Sometimes, no doubt, a form of Bunn and Bone (the Good).

1614. William Draper and Ellen Boone: Marriage Lic. (London).

1717. Michaell Boon and Ann Forcer, married: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) variant of Bone, q.v. (Anglo-Scand.) the Ready [Middle English boun, &c.; Old Norse búinn]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bohon, in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Armorially identified with Bohun. There were two families of the name, 1 Norman, 2 Breton. The former descended from Humphry de Bohun, who accompanied the Conqueror, and was ancestor of the Bohuns, Earls of Hereford, Constables of England. The latter was a branch of the Barons of Fougeres or Filgeres in Bretagne, whose ancestry reaches to the year 900 (Herald and Genealogist). See Foulger.

The Norman People (1874)

(Dutch/Flemish), Bean. Boonzaier, Bean-sower, (variant: Bonebakker.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Boon is an old English name, represented in Cambridgeshire in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Boon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Boon (Russian: Боон) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boon is the 13,976th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 182,659 people. The surname Boon is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Boon are found; 31 percent are found in Western Europe and 28 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Boon is also the 10,441st most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 97,428 people.

The surname Boon is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 9,025 people, or 1 in 1,871. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 30 percent live, South Holland, where 28 percent live and Gelderland, where 9 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 112 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 19 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Boon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boon has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 48 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 336 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 156 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Boon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Boon last name are 15.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.07% registered with the party.

The amount Boon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 64.52% more than the national average, earning 569,369 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,351 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.47% more than the national average, earning R 338,568 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.13% less than the national average, earning $19,721,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $44,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $51,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boone8986,405/
Boong89350/
Bhoon8949/
Boond8946/
Boont8931/
Boonc8922/
Boonn8920/
Boonh893/
Bootn891/
Bgoon891/
Boohn891/
Hboon891/
Boosn890/
Bon8651,164/
Booten80683/
Boosen8056/
Bootin8050/
Boonne8050/
Boosin8023/
Boonth8011/
Booina806/
Bhoosn805/
Boondh803/
Bootne802/
Bhoong802/
Booysn802/
Boosyn802/
Boonng802/
Bhoone801/
Boonkh801/
Bond75138,885/
Bone7554,213/
Bong7539,771/
Bohn7539,488/
Woon7513,459/
Voon7511,072/
Boom7510,871/
Bonn757,423/
Boen755,810/
Boin754,706/
Buon754,392/
Bont751,748/
Boun751,301/
Boyn75250/
Botn75194/
Bhon75110/
Bonh7589/
Bosn7554/
Bonì758/
Bomn752/
Bonø752/
Bonț752/
Bojn751/
Bonï751/
Booysen7353,764/
Bootten73135/
Boongue734/
D'Boone732/
Boochin731/
Boosing731/
Bootenn731/
Booysin731/
Boohoun731/
Booijnk731/
Boosent731/
Uamboon731/
Boonthh731/
Booting730/
Boosink730/
Bonne6710,350/
Bhong678,179/
Bohun674,916/
Boyne674,872/
Botin674,688/
Boune674,026/
Voong672,843/
Bhone672,322/
Boing672,242/
Bound672,014/
Bosin671,924/
Bogne671,706/
Buong671,164/
Bosen67993/
Boine67755/
Bhond67659/
Ouhon67542/
Boten67394/
Bomne67342/
Bondt67303/
Bohyn67204/
Bhont67170/
Bhoin67144/
Bondø67133/
Botyn67130/
Bosne67114/
Bondì67114/
Boung67105/
Botne6774/
Bohnn6771/
Bhoun6755/
Bonnì6743/
Bount6735/
Bhoom6733/
Bocin6732/
Bhonn6727/
Boyng6726/
Boint6719/
Botín6718/
Bongh6718/
Boynt6717/
Åboen6717/
Bhoen6714/
Boinh6710/
Bonqu6710/
Buone679/
Bonhs679/
Whoon679/
Bosyn678/
Bothn677/
Bonhe676/
Bonnd676/
Booyseng676/
Boynd675/
Buond675/
Voone675/
Buont674/
Bonng674/
Bondh674/
Bocen674/
Booysend674/
Bhuon674/
Bondd673/
Bouyn673/
Boind673/
Bouhn673/
Woone672/
Hwoon672/
Bonnt672/
Bounh672/
Boëne672/
Bontt672/
Booyssen672/
Hbuon672/
Bongc672/
Bounn671/
Bonhz671/
Boutn671/
Boyhn671/
Boynk671/
Bohhn671/
Bohnd671/
Bohnt671/
Boihn671/
Voojn671/
Wootn671/
Bottn671/
Bhojn671/
Boisn671/
Uhoon671/
Bonzs671/
Bonțe671/
Bosön671/
Boumn671/
Boñne671/
Botng671/
Booyzsen671/
Booijsen671/
Boynh671/
Woohn670/
Buonn670/
Boenn670/
Hbond670/
Bohnk670/
Boysn670/

Boon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boon in the Russian language
Боонboon-

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