View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Box Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Box (Arabic: بوكس) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Böx. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Box? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Box is the 17,861^st most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 235,622 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Box live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Box is also the 392,250^th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 471 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 13,154 people, or 1 in 27,555. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 20 percent are found, Alabama, where 6 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 113 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Box Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Box has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 684 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 518 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 522 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 39 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Box Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Box surname is chiefly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Box last name are 14.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.93% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Box earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.28% more than the national average, earning R 300,096 per year; in United States they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $41,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning $49,244 CAD per year.