Explore the Family Name Boxley

The meaning of Boxley

English (Worcestershire): habitational name from a place in Kent named Boxley, from Old English box ‘box (tree)’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, or some other place similarly named.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Boxley has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the name fell from 18594 in 2000 to 19559 in 2010, representing a decrease of 5.19 percent. Despite this drop in rank, the count of people with the surname Boxley actually increased slightly from 1367 in 2000 to 1380 in 2010, an increase of 0.95 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname experienced a reduction of 7.84 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,594	#19,559	-5.19%
Count	1,367	1,380	0.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.51	0.47	-7.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boxley

The ethnic identity associated with the Boxley surname also shifted between 2000 and 2010, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of Boxleys identifying as Black slightly decreased by 2.99 percent, while those identifying as White saw a minor dip of 0.70 percent. Interestingly, the portion identifying as Hispanic experienced a substantial increase of 141.18 percent, although the overall percentage remains relatively small. Similarly, Boxleys identifying with two or more ethnicities rose by 23.33 percent. However, there were no Boxleys who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	63.57%	61.67%	-2.99%
White	31.6%	31.38%	-0.7%
Two or More Races	3%	3.7%	23.33%
Hispanic	1.02%	2.46%	141.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%