Last Name BOATWRIGHT

Summary/Contribute


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

Rank 4,595 (2000 US census) 4,403 (1990 US census)
Count 7,063 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 64.73%, or 4572 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 31.63%, or 2234 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.24%, or 17 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.33%, or 23 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.56%, or 110 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.51%, or 107 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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