Boone Surname
Approximately 86,405 people bear this surname
Boone 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.
Read More About This SurnameBoone Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71,471 | 1:5,071 | 569 |
| Belgium | 3,732 | 1:3,081 | 304 |
| Canada | 3,141 | 1:11,731 | 1,752 |
| Netherlands | 2,079 | 1:8,123 | 996 |
| Brazil | 1,621 | 1:132,063 | 5,027 |
| France | 1,271 | 1:52,260 | 6,877 |
| Philippines | 880 | 1:115,043 | 19,856 |
| Mexico | 676 | 1:183,619 | 5,171 |
| England | 594 | 1:93,801 | 10,041 |
| Australia | 122 | 1:221,276 | 21,136 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Northern Ireland | 80 | 1:23,063 | 2,647 |
| Indonesia | 71 | 1:1,862,665 | 118,960 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| New Zealand | 56 | 1:80,863 | 11,672 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Liberia | 36 | 1:122,459 | 9,313 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 30 | 1:1,840 | 313 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Paraguay | 16 | 1:452,297 | 6,189 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 73 | 1:60,683 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 351 | 1:69,445 | 7,817 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,726 | 1:8,770 | 1,123 |
Boone (1,623) may also be a first name.
Boone 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.
(Anglo-French-Latin) variant of Bone, q.v. (Anglo-Scand.) the Ready [Middle English boun, &c.; Old Norse búinn]
(English) One who came from Bohon, in France.
Probably a corruption of Bohun, as Moon is of Mohun. Boon is, however, an adjective referring to natural disposition; gay, merry. It is now only retained in the phrase "boon companion." French bon compagnon.
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.
Armorially identified with Bohun. See Boon.
Boon is an old English name, represented in Cambridgeshire in the 13th century (H. R.).
Boone Demographics
Average Male Boone Height
176.53 cm
Average Female Boone Height
162.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Boone Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boone Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boone (Hindi: बूने) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boone? popularity and diffusion
The last name Boone is the 6,538th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 84,342 people. The surname Boone occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Boone are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 191,625th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,623 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 71,471 people, or 1 in 5,071. In The United States Boone is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 83 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Boone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Boone has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boone last name expanded 1,248 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Boone Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (82%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Boone surname are 9.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.92% being registered with the party.
The amount Boone earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning 356,649 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 191.95% more than the national average, earning R 693,780 per year; in United States they earn 6.08% less than the national average, earning $40,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning $50,148 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boone Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boone in the Hindi language | ||
| बूने | bune | - |
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