Explore the Family Name Boyne

The meaning of Boyne

1. Irish (Meath and Carlow): perhaps from Mac Baoithin or Ó Baoithín ‘son (or descendant) of Baothin’, a byname from baoth ‘foolish’. A variant Anglicization was Mac Boyheen. 2. Scottish: habitational name from Boyne near Portsoy (Banffshire).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Boyne has shown a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Boyne was ranked 25,564th in popularity and had a count of 907. By 2010, it dropped to the 27,845th position and the count reduced to 862, representing a decrease of 8.92% in rank and 4.96% in count. The proportion per 100,000 also fell by 14.71%, from 0.34 to 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,564	#27,845	-8.92%
Count	907	862	-4.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.29	-14.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boyne

The ethnicity associated with the surname Boyne remained mostly stable over the decade, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. A majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, making up 90.08% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 90.84% in 2010. Those identifying as Black constituted 3.75% in 2000, reducing marginally to 3.71% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as Hispanic dropped by 5.17%, from 2.32% to 2.20%. Those identifying with two or more races made up 2.43% in 2000, which decreased to 2.09% in 2010. Notably, the proportion of those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native registered at zero in 2010, down from 0.66% and 0.77% respectively in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.08%	90.84%	0.84%
Black	3.75%	3.71%	-1.07%
Hispanic	2.32%	2.2%	-5.17%
Two or More Races	2.43%	2.09%	-13.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.66%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.77%	0%	0%