Explore the Family Name Boeing

The meaning of Boeing

North German (mainly Böing): patronymic from the ancient Germanic personal name Boio (possibly meaning ‘boy’; see Boy 1 and Boye 1). History: William Boeing (1881–1956), the founder of The Boeing Company, was a son of Wilhelm Böing from Hohenlimburg, Germany, who emigrated to the US in 1868.

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How common is the last name Boeing in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Boeing" saw a decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 64,750 in popularity and decreased to 72,105 by 2010, marking an 11.36% drop. The count of individuals with the Boeing surname also diminished from 287 in 2000 to 270 in 2010, representing a decrease of 5.92%. This indicates that for every 100,000 people, there were 0.11 Boeings in 2000, falling to 0.09 in 2010, marking a decline of 18.18%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,750	#72,105	-11.36%
Count	287	270	-5.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boeing

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Boeing surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a majority of White identifiers. In both 2000 and 2010, the percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or More Races, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either zero or suppressed (S) for privacy reasons. However, from 2000 to 2010, the percentage of individuals with the Boeing surname who identified as White increased slightly from 93.03% to 94.81%, indicating a rise of 1.91%. During the same period, the proportion identifying as Black decreased from 5.57% to 3.70%, marking a drop of 33.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.03%	94.81%	1.91%
Black	5.57%	3.7%	-33.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%