Board Surname

53,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Board Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the borde' (Old French horde), from residence therein. With the modern Board compare Boardman and Boarder, both from the same parent-word. A familiar West-country surname.' Borde, a little house, lodging, or cottage of timber standing alone in the fields': Cotgrave French and English Dictionary; compare the French 'de la Borde.

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Board Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9831:72,7398,397
England1,8941:29,4183,969
Australia1,2041:22,4223,091
Canada2621:140,63214,476
Brazil2331:918,77432,884
Wales2161:14,3271,577
India2051:3,741,782103,944
New Zealand1051:43,1277,159
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Pakistan491:3,645,79427,204
Scotland411:130,5818,115
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
China101:136,732,1577,199
France101:6,642,272293,169
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Belize51:71,0952,977
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Tonga11:107,313791
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominica11:75,891912
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9931:24,5473,398
Wales941:16,685993
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Guernsey91:3,628639
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3561:37,0344,386

Board (189) may also be a first name.

Board Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the borde' (Old French horde), from residence therein. With the modern Board compare Boardman and Boarder, both from the same parent-word. A familiar West-country surname.' Borde, a little house, lodging, or cottage of timber standing alone in the fields': Cotgrave French and English Dictionary; compare the French 'de la Borde.' Boards is the genitive, as in Styles, Brooks, Holmes, &c.

Robert Bourde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1597- William Taylor and Ellen Board: Marriage Lic (London).

1634. Baptised — Thomas, s. James Boord: Kensington Ch.

1742. Married — John Board and Elizabeth King: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(French-Teut.) Dweller at a Cottage or Small Farm [Old French borde; O.L.Ger. bord, a board] Victe. Henri Delaborde.—Paris Directory.

Le mot borde signifie maisonnette, métai­rie, ferme.—Cocheris, Noms de Lieu, p. 120.

(Teutonic) the O.L.Ger. pers. name Bord- = Shield [O.L.Ger. bord, lit. 'board ’, fig.

'shield']

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a cottage or small farm.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

BORDE, BOORD, BOARD: Old French, borde, "a little house, lodging, or cottage of timber, standing alone in the fields . . . and in some parts of France any messuage, farme, or farme house." Cotgr. In Domesd. the occupants of cottages are called bordarii, and amount to 82,119 in number. See Ellis, Introd. Domesd. The French form of the surname is De la Borde.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch, Bordes; in the Domesday Book, Borda; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Board Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Board Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Board (Arabic: بورد, Hindi: बोर्ड, Marathi: बोडर्) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Board? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,266th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 759,990 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Board live; 54 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Board is also the 661,310th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 189 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4,983 people, or 1 in 72,739. In The United States Board is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 12 percent reside, Ohio, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Board Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Board has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Board last name grew 367 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 373 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 380 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Board Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Board last name are 18.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Board earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 135.66% more than the national average, earning R 560,016 per year; in United States they earn 7.07% less than the national average, earning $40,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.61% more than the national average, earning $58,431 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouard913,360/
Boards91531/
Bohard91310/
Boardt915/
Boeard911/
Boar892,457/
Bouaird83174/
Bohardt8396/
Bohgard8313/
Boijard833/
Bohar80131,257/
Boare80558/
Bouar80470/
Boğar80258/
Boarh80161/
Boart8044/
Bhoar8039/
Woard8016/
Boasr807/
Boair806/
Boarr801/
Buoar800/
Baord800/
Boaur800/
Bouare7360,243/
Bohart73725/
Boarts73425/
Bouart73129/
Bojgar73121/
Boharh73112/
Bhohar73105/
Boyyar7392/
Boharr7329/
Bhoair7318/
Boartz7313/
Bojjar7310/
Bogiar7310/
Bojhar738/
Bhoayr737/
Bhouar736/
Hwoard734/
Huoard734/
Bohair733/
Vouard733/
Wooard733/
Boaire733/
Wouard731/
Booart731/
Bojiar731/
Boarre731/
Bouaar731/
Bouair731/
Bhoare731/
Boeart731/
Booatr731/
Bouarh731/
Buiard731/
Bahord731/
Beuard730/
Bauard730/
Woaard730/
Boarte730/
Boarth730/
Baor671,328/
Boór67169/
Boár6753/
Bhojgar6745/
Voar6740/
Bohartz6713/
Bhoyyar6712/
Boyaert6710/
Boarová679/
Boehart678/
Bhohare678/
Bhoiyar677/
Bhoharh675/
Boarova673/
Bouajre672/
Bojgaar671/
Bouahar671/
Bhoijar671/
Bhohaar671/
Bahourd671/
Bohaire671/
Bouarre671/
Boheart670/
Beauard670/
Boharts670/
Boohart670/

Board Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Board in the Hindi language
बोर्डborda-
Board in the Marathi language
बोडर्bodar98.1
Board in the Arabic language
بوردbwrd-

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