Boor Surname

111,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Boor Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the boar.' Middle English bore and bor; compare Wildbore.

Robert le Boor, Fines Roll, 14 Edward II: Kirby's Quest.

Richard le Bor, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

John le Bor, Wiltshire, 1273.

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Boor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7141:211,47020,668
Netherlands5551:30,4275,042
Kenya4131:111,8169,530
Germany2851:282,47529,573
England2531:220,22918,622
Slovakia1421:37,5816,935
Nigeria1001:1,771,42864,453
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
India951:8,074,372169,494
Czechia811:131,27720,900
Australia561:482,06636,890
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Austria311:274,69131,731
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Wales231:134,5459,804
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Hungary171:577,42834,558
France161:4,151,420237,746
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Finland61:916,11741,832
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2451:99,49110,063
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4831:103,97210,487

Boor (2,203) may also be a first name.

Boor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the boar.' Middle English bore and bor; compare Wildbore.

Robert le Boor, Fines Roll, 14 Edward II: Kirby's Quest.

Richard le Bor, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

John le Bor, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald le Bor, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Richard le Bor, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1616. Buried — Anne Walker, servant to Henry Boare; St. James, Clerkenwell.

1800. Married — William Bore and Elizabeth Franklin: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Teutonic) 1 Peasant, Husbandman [Middle English boor, Old English ge)búr = Dutch boer = Ger. bauer].

2= Boar1, q.v.

Robert le Boor.—Cal. Rot. Orig.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Boor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boor occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Boor.

How Common Is The Last Name Boor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 111,947th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,759,002 people. The surname Boor is predominantly found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Boor reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 159,424th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 2,203 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,714 people, or 1 in 211,470. In The United States Boor is most prevalent in: Kansas, where 9 percent live, Illinois, where 6 percent live and Ohio, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 57 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.

Boor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boor last name expanded 355 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Boor last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Boor surname are 20.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Boor earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.57% more than the national average, earning R 367,320 per year; in United States they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $45,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning $49,215 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boore89992/
Boord89980/
Bhoor8912/
Boort8910/
Boorz8910/
Boohr896/
Boorh891/
Bootr891/
Bor86107,058/
Bhoore80123/
Boorth807/
Boorre801/
Bhoort801/
Bootrh801/
Boorhe800/
Bore7540,027/
Bhor7534,635/
Boer7528,230/
Bour7515,973/
Bort757,585/
Bohr757,292/
Borz754,412/
Bord752,910/
Borr751,397/
Borș75659/
Buor75445/
Borh75301/
Voor75231/
Woor75206/
Boir75159/
Borø7565/
Borp7519/
Boër7515/
Botr757/
Boyr757/
Bosr753/
Bgor751/
Hbor751/
Bojr751/
Borû751/
Borġ751/
Borë751/
Boorová73222/
Boorova7321/
Bhoir67134,184/
Bhore6723,401/
Boire6713,566/
Borre677,141/
Boure673,094/
Bgour671,499/
Voort67753/
Bosre67636/
Bordt67633/
Voore67481/
Boehr67353/
Bohrz67349/
Boerr67268/
Bourt67243/
Bourd67227/
Woore67190/
Borzì67174/
Woort67164/
Buord6793/
Bhoer6790/
Boyre6780/
Bourh6770/
Bohrt6768/
Bortt6765/
Bohur6761/
Bhoyr6760/
Bouhr6756/
Buore6720/
Boyrd6718/
Borød6718/
Borhe6717/
Bothr6716/
Bhord678/
Bhour677/
Hbore676/
Bourr676/
Whoor675/
Bhorr674/
Uhoor674/
Bouër674/
Bhohr673/
Voord673/
Bhorh673/
Boutr673/
Bhort672/
Bourz671/
Bhuor671/
Bhotr671/
Boerh671/
Bgoir671/
Boird671/
Borhz671/
Ouhor671/
Bohër671/
Boujr671/
Borrd671/
Borșe671/
Boysr671/
Mpoor671/
Npoor671/
Boihr671/
Bourp670/
Bohrr670/
Boirr670/
Bosrr670/

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