Find out how popular the last name Boarman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Boarman.

Boarman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Boarman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Boarman in America

Boarman is the 27804th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Boarman surname appeared 864 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Boarman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Boarman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Boarman

The surname Boarman is believed to have originated in England during the late medieval period, likely derived from the Old English words "bar" and "mann," which together translate to "boar man" or someone who worked with or hunted wild boars. It is a occupational surname, indicating the trade or profession of the original bearer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Bedfordshire from 1309, where a William Bareman is listed. This spelling variation suggests that the name may have initially been pronounced with a soft "a" sound before evolving into its modern form.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in various records from the counties of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, with entries such as John Boreman (1446) and Robert Borman (1479). These spellings further illustrate the fluidity of surname spellings during that era.

The Boarman surname is also associated with several place names in England, such as Borman's Green in Buckinghamshire and Borman's Croft in Oxfordshire, indicating that families bearing this name may have been landowners or resided in these areas.

One notable historical figure with the surname Boarman was Sir John Boarman (1533-1593), an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Cricklade in Wiltshire during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Another prominent individual was William Boarman (1671-1726), a wealthy merchant and ship owner from Bristol, who was involved in the transatlantic trade and owned several plantations in the West Indies.

In the 18th century, the Boarman family had a strong presence in the county of Yorkshire, where John Boarman (1709-1784) was a successful landowner and farmer, and his son, Thomas Boarman (1745-1821), was a respected local magistrate.

During the 19th century, the Boarman surname spread to other parts of the British Isles, with notable individuals including Robert Boarman (1801-1877), a Scottish minister and author, and James Boarman (1829-1903), an Irish entrepreneur who founded a successful textile manufacturing company in Belfast.

The Boarman name has also been recorded in various parts of Europe, suggesting that families bearing this surname may have migrated or descended from English ancestors. For example, records show Boarmans residing in the Netherlands, Germany, and France as early as the 17th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Boarman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Boarman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Boarman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Boarman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Boarman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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