Boards Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Boards 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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Boards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3301:1,098,36079,589
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
England471:1,185,49155,443
India141:54,790,384527,769
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Boards 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

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

Boards Last Name Facts

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

Boards has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boards? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 588,441st most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Boards live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 330 people, or 1 in 1,098,360. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 47 percent live, Indiana, where 12 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Boards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Boards has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,063 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boards Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boards surname are 44.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 91.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Boards earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning R 251,460 per year and in United States they earn 8.42% less than the national average, earning $39,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Board919,589/
Bouard833,360/
Boarts83425/
Bohard83310/
Boardt835/
Bouaird77174/
Bohardt7796/
Bohgard7713/
Boijard773/
Bohardx771/
Boharts770/
Boart7344/
Baord730/
Booaerts711/
Bohart67725/
Bouart67129/
Boartz6713/
Boharz676/
Vouard673/
Boharc671/
Booart671/
Uoords671/
Woarts671/
Bahord671/
Bauard670/
Boarte670/
Boarch670/
Boarth670/

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