Last Name BOSTON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BOSTON is ranked as the 2665th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 15,054.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 4.72 people named BOSTON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 95% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named BOSTON is 17,713, the rank is 2,223 and the proportion per 100k Americans named BOSTON is 5.56.

Last Names BOSTON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 15,054 +/-2.9%
  • National Rank 2,665
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 4.7

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 17,713
  • National Rank 2,223
  • Proportion/100k 5.56

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BOSTON is 54.8% White, 1.5% Hispanic origin, 40.7% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BOSTON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BOSTON is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BOSTON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 54.8% 63.9% -9.1%
Hispanic origin 1.5% 16.3% -14.8%
Black 40.7% 12.3% 28.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BOSTON is Florida where 1,345 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BOSTON, as 16.58 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • District of Columbia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Vermont (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names BOSTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 804 6.24 99.0% Indiana 346 5.25 97.3% Iowa 189 6.09 96.6% Kansas 176 6.05 95.4% Michigan 301 3.04 97.8% Minnesota 132 2.42 94.8% Missouri 166 5.55 92.8% Nebraska 158 8.38 96.0% North Dakota 16 2.17 46.6% Ohio 757 6.53 98.8% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 127 2.2 94.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BOSTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 804 6.24 99.0%
Indiana 346 5.25 97.3%
Iowa 189 6.09 96.6%
Kansas 176 6.05 95.4%
Michigan 301 3.04 97.8%
Minnesota 132 2.42 94.8%
Missouri 166 5.55 92.8%
Nebraska 158 8.38 96.0%
North Dakota 16 2.17 46.6%
Ohio 757 6.53 98.8%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 127 2.2 94.4%
West State Statistics Last-Names BOSTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 6.1% Arizona 237 3.52 97.1% California 939 2.42 98.7% Colorado 230 4.29 97.3% Hawaii 18 1.27 69.5% Idaho 102 6.21 93.4% Montana 55 5.36 89.7% Nevada 73 2.58 92.5% New Mexico 39 1.89 81.8% Oregon 80 2.02 91.5% Utah 83 2.81 88.6% Washington 214 3.02 97.2% Wyoming 19 3.19 57.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BOSTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 6.1%
Arizona 237 3.52 97.1%
California 939 2.42 98.7%
Colorado 230 4.29 97.3%
Hawaii 18 1.27 69.5%
Idaho 102 6.21 93.4%
Montana 55 5.36 89.7%
Nevada 73 2.58 92.5%
New Mexico 39 1.89 81.8%
Oregon 80 2.02 91.5%
Utah 83 2.81 88.6%
Washington 214 3.02 97.2%
Wyoming 19 3.19 57.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names BOSTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 112 3.12 94.9% Maine 153 11.49 93.9% Massachusetts 584 8.66 98.4% New Hampshire 121 9.15 94.8% New Jersey 365 4.08 98.0% New York 433 2.19 97.9% Pennsylvania 529 4.14 98.4% Rhode Island 27 2.59 73.4% Vermont 8 1.25 53.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BOSTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 112 3.12 94.9%
Maine 153 11.49 93.9%
Massachusetts 584 8.66 98.4%
New Hampshire 121 9.15 94.8%
New Jersey 365 4.08 98.0%
New York 433 2.19 97.9%
Pennsylvania 529 4.14 98.4%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 73.4%
Vermont 8 1.25 53.8%
South State Statistics Last-Names BOSTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 333 6.87 96.0% Arkansas 237 7.99 95.7% Delaware 46 4.94 93.9% Dist. of Columbia 109 16.58 96.4% Florida 1,345 6.76 99.5% Georgia 823 8.15 98.6% Kentucky 544 12.34 97.5% Louisiana 181 3.89 93.5% Maryland 726 12.15 99.2% Mississippi 166 5.55 92.8% North Carolina 667 6.7 98.4% Oklahoma 271 6.98 96.2% South Carolina 321 6.64 96.9% Tennessee 408 6.23 97.3% Texas 1,124 4.17 98.7% Virginia 386 4.64 97.8% West Virginia 191 10.32 93.7%

South States
State stats for the first name BOSTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 333 6.87 96.0%
Arkansas 237 7.99 95.7%
Delaware 46 4.94 93.9%
Dist. of Columbia 109 16.58 96.4%
Florida 1,345 6.76 99.5%
Georgia 823 8.15 98.6%
Kentucky 544 12.34 97.5%
Louisiana 181 3.89 93.5%
Maryland 726 12.15 99.2%
Mississippi 166 5.55 92.8%
North Carolina 667 6.7 98.4%
Oklahoma 271 6.98 96.2%
South Carolina 321 6.64 96.9%
Tennessee 408 6.23 97.3%
Texas 1,124 4.17 98.7%
Virginia 386 4.64 97.8%
West Virginia 191 10.32 93.7%
 

Full Names with BOSTON as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BOSTON as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BOSTON.

The most popular full name is James BOSTON. 1.85% of all the people named BOSTON have this given name.

There are 1082 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BOSTON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James BOSTON 1.85%
2 Robert BOSTON 1.63%
3 Mary BOSTON 1.45%
4 David BOSTON 1.36%
5 John BOSTON 1.36%
6 Charles BOSTON 1.11%
7 William BOSTON 1.02%
8 Barbara BOSTON 0.93%
9 Michael BOSTON 0.89%
10 Donald BOSTON 0.83%
11 Richard BOSTON 0.74%
12 Linda BOSTON 0.71%
13 Karen BOSTON 0.68%
14 Elizabeth BOSTON 0.62%
15 Patricia BOSTON 0.62%
16 Sandra BOSTON 0.62%
17 Deborah BOSTON 0.59%
18 Jeffrey BOSTON 0.59%
19 Brian BOSTON 0.52%
20 Carol BOSTON 0.52%

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