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

Booty, 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 Booty surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Booty in America

Booty is the 37492nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Booty surname appeared 594 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 Booty.

We can also compare 2010 data for Booty 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 Booty

The surname "BOOTY" is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old English word "bota" or "bote," which referred to a small boat or vessel used for transportation. This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname for someone involved in boating or maritime activities.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname "BOOTY" can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Huntingdonshire from 1273, where it appears as "Boteri." This variation likely stems from the Old French word "bote," also meaning "boat." The name's connection to waterways and rivers is further reinforced by its presence in places like Boothby, a village in Lincolnshire, which was historically known as "Boteby" in the Domesday Book of 1086.

During the 13th century, a notable bearer of the surname was Richard Booty, a merchant from York who was mentioned in legal records from 1280. Another early example is John Booty, who was recorded as a landowner in the village of Ashby in Leicestershire in 1327.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various historical documents, including the Parish Registers of Birstall, Yorkshire, where a John Booty was christened in 1582. Around this time, the surname also emerged in different spellings, such as "Bootie" and "Boote."

One of the most prominent figures with the surname "BOOTY" was Sir Thomas Booty (1588-1668), an English politician and member of Parliament who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1643. During the English Civil War, he supported the Parliamentarian cause against King Charles I.

Other notable individuals with the surname include John Booty (1762-1837), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, and William Booty (1833-1892), an English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in the 19th century.

In more recent times, the surname "BOOTY" has been associated with several literary and artistic figures, such as Carolyn Booty (born 1941), an American playwright and screenwriter, and Shaun Booty (born 1966), a British artist known for his abstract paintings and mixed media works.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Booty

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

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 Booty 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 Booty 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 Booty was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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