The Box surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,098 people carried this name — #3,538 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,200 people counted. That is down 2% from 10,320 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 146 people named Box live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 118 people named Box.
41 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often La Réunion.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 46 people named Box live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
20 people named Box is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Box in American newspapers,
1898–1914.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,947,981 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Box,
with a public archive behind them.
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Fortunata Box 1811–1852 · composer -
Henry Box Brown 1815–1897 · writer -
John C. Box 1871–1941 · judge -
Belinda B. Pratt 1820–1894
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Leila Frances Hartford Box 1861–1890
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Charles Richard Box 1866–1951 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Box.
When the index is not enough
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