BOYD is ranked as the 119th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 214,520.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 67.28 people named BOYD for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 84% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named BOYD is
176,524, the rank is 164
and the proportion per 100k Americans named BOYD is 55.41.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
BOYD is
65.6% White,
1.4% Hispanic origin,
29.9% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.7% Two or More Races,
and 1.0% 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 BOYD have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name BOYD is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BOYD
The state with the most people named
BOYD is
Texas where
23,214 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named BOYD, as
182.06 in every 100,000
Mississippians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Mississippi 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
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name BOYD
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
7,116
55.25
99.9%
Indiana
4,533
68.72
99.9%
Iowa
1,777
57.2
99.8%
Kansas
1,934
66.59
99.8%
Michigan
5,975
60.3
99.9%
Minnesota
1,687
30.91
99.8%
Missouri
5,451
182.06
99.8%
Nebraska
802
42.6
99.6%
North Dakota
169
22.84
96.9%
Ohio
7,956
68.62
99.9%
South Dakota
513
60.11
99.5%
Wisconsin
1,762
30.6
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name BOYD
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
366
49.72
98.9%
Arizona
3,587
53.29
99.9%
California
18,135
46.74
99.9%
Colorado
3,127
58.38
99.9%
Hawaii
530
37.32
99.3%
Idaho
992
60.67
99.6%
Montana
486
47.52
99.4%
Nevada
1,183
41.67
99.6%
New Mexico
1,044
50.06
99.4%
Oregon
2,871
72.32
99.9%
Utah
903
30.67
98.9%
Washington
5,036
71.32
99.9%
Wyoming
280
47.89
98.8%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name BOYD
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BOYD 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 BOYD.
The most popular full name is James BOYD.
2.11% of all the people named BOYD
have this given name.
There are 4847 first
names associated with this last name.