Last Name BOONE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: De Bohun, modified early to Bown and Boon; or nickname, a form of Bunn and Bone (the Good).
Origin English, Dutch, Native American, Irish, Belgian, Flemish, South african

Rank 587 (2000 US census) 480 (1990 US census)
Count 51,679 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 64.33%, or 33245 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 30.61%, or 15819 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.43%, or 222 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.37%, or 708 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.67%, or 863 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.59%, or 822 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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