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

The last name Box (Arabic: بوكس) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Böx. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 17,861^st most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 235,622 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Box reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 392,250^th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 471 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 13,154 people, or 1 in 27,555. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 20 percent reside, Alabama, where 6 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States Box exists in 113 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

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 surname grew 684 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 518 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 522 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 39 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Box Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Box surname are 14.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.93% being registered to vote for the 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.