Boardman Surname
Approximately 21,648 people bear this surname
Boardman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the boardman,' a bordar, a cottager, a tenant in bondage. Found in the Latinized form bondmannus. A villein of the lowest rank; v. Boarder.
1588. George Bordman to Margaret Miltord: St.
Read More About This SurnameBoardman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,620 | 1:42,049 | 5,167 |
| England | 7,906 | 1:7,048 | 1,025 |
| Australia | 2,494 | 1:10,824 | 1,607 |
| South Africa | 653 | 1:82,967 | 10,239 |
| Canada | 504 | 1:73,106 | 8,302 |
| New Zealand | 233 | 1:19,435 | 3,414 |
| Scotland | 222 | 1:24,116 | 2,663 |
| Wales | 181 | 1:17,097 | 1,856 |
| Ireland | 149 | 1:31,604 | 2,731 |
| Northern Ireland | 99 | 1:18,637 | 2,335 |
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| Brazil | 68 | 1:3,148,152 | 91,004 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Japan | 56 | 1:2,282,934 | 29,427 |
| Mexico | 53 | 1:2,342,004 | 20,289 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Namibia | 25 | 1:96,376 | 8,697 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 162 | 1:27,345 | 2,880 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,811 | 1:5,067 | 766 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:6,784 | 664 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,841 | 1:17,676 | 2,256 |
Boardman (114) may also be a first name.
Boardman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the boardman,' a bordar, a cottager, a tenant in bondage. Found in the Latinized form bondmannus. A villein of the lowest rank; v. Boarder.
1588. George Bordman to Margaret Miltord: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
1618. Thomas Bordman and Anne Phillippes: Marriage Lic. (London).
1619-20. Samuel Bordman, Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1622. William Lyat and Anne Boardman: Marriage Lic. (London).
Samuel Bordman, Norwich, 1657: History of Norfolk.
1674. William Bordman, of Goosenargh: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1755. Married — Thomas Boardman and Elizabeth' Ball: St. George, Hanover Square.
(French-Teut. +Eng.)= Board (q.v.) + English man.
(English) One who hewed boards; dweller at a small farm.
A cottager. See Borde.
One who keeps a boarding—house.
There was a yeoman family of the name of Boardman in Livesey during last century (A.). John Boardman, Esq., was a boroughreeve of Salford in 1799. Thomas Boardman was a Manchester constable in 1764, and another of the name held the same office in 1796 (B.).
Boardman Demographics
Boardman Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Boardman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boardman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boardman is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boardman? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 24,931st most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 336,638 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Boardman reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Boardman is also the 877,214th most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 114 people.
Boardman is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,620 people, or 1 in 42,049. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Boardman occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Boardman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Boardman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 303 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,508 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 8 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Boardman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Boardman surname is chiefly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Boardman surname are 10.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.07% being registered with the political party.
The amount Boardman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.82% less than the national average, earning 235,945 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.8% more than the national average, earning R 287,076 per year; in United States they earn 8.24% more than the national average, earning $46,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $53,348 CAD per year.
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