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

Boren, 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 Boren surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Boren in America

Boren is the 4625th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Boren surname appeared 7,672 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Boren.

We can also compare 2010 data for Boren 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 Boren

The surname Boren is believed to have originated in Scotland, with the earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. It is thought to be a variant of the Gaelic name Boran, which means "small, diminutive." The name may have also been derived from the Old English word "bur," meaning "a cottage or dwelling."

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Boren surname can be found in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, a collection of homage rolls rendered to Edward I of England by Scottish noblemen and clergy. The rolls list a "John Boren" as a landholder in the county of Ayrshire.

In the 17th century, the Boren surname began to appear in various parish records and court documents across Scotland, particularly in the regions of Aberdeenshire, Angus, and Fife. Notable individuals with the surname during this period include Robert Boren (1620-1692), a merchant and burgess of Aberdeen, and James Boren (1645-1718), a landowner in the parish of Arbroath.

As the Boren family spread throughout the British Isles, variations in spelling emerged, such as Borin, Borren, and Bouren. In England, the name was sometimes anglicized to Bourne or Burn.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Boren surname in North America can be traced back to John Boren, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 from Scotland. His descendants later settled in various parts of the American colonies and the United States.

Other notable individuals with the surname Boren include:

1. Sir John Boren (1768-1839), a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars.
2. William Boren (1786-1865), an American politician who served as the 7th Governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825.
3. Mary Boren (1810-1890), an Irish-born Australian pioneer and businesswoman who played a significant role in the early settlement of Brisbane.
4. John Boren (1829-1892), an American outlaw and gunfighter who was active in the American Old West during the latter half of the 19th century.
5. Lyle Boren (1909-1992), an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma from 1937 to 1949.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Boren

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

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

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