Board Surname
Approximately 9,589 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,983 | 1:72,739 | 8,397 |
| England | 1,894 | 1:29,418 | 3,969 |
| Australia | 1,204 | 1:22,422 | 3,091 |
| Canada | 262 | 1:140,632 | 14,476 |
| Brazil | 233 | 1:918,774 | 32,884 |
| Wales | 216 | 1:14,327 | 1,577 |
| India | 205 | 1:3,741,782 | 103,944 |
| New Zealand | 105 | 1:43,127 | 7,159 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Pakistan | 49 | 1:3,645,794 | 27,204 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Ireland | 19 | 1:247,839 | 9,475 |
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 993 | 1:24,547 | 3,398 |
| Wales | 94 | 1:16,685 | 993 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Guernsey | 9 | 1:3,628 | 639 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,356 | 1:37,034 | 4,386 |
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.
(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']
(English) Dweller at a cottage or small farm.
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.
From the Dutch, Bordes; in the Domesday Book, Borda; a personal name.
Board Demographics
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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
Board Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Board in the Hindi language | ||
| बोर्ड | borda | - |
| Board in the Marathi language | ||
| बोडर् | bodar | 98.1 |
| Board in the Arabic language | ||
| بورد | bwrd | - |
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