Last Name BOATRIGHT

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The boat-wright, a ship-carpenter, a boat-builder.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 5,579 (2000 US census) 4,677 (1990 US census)
Count 5,711 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.74%, or 5125 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 5.88%, or 336 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.32%, or 18 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.63%, or 36 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.66%, or 95 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.77%, or 101 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest last names

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