Boatman Surname

62,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Boatman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the boatman'; compare Bargeman.

Jefthe French Boteman, rector of Wood Norton, Norfolk, 1320: History of Norfolk.

Nicholas Boteman, rector of Castor, Norfolk, 1326: ibid.

1566.

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Boatman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1961:50,3706,084
England3821:145,85914,056
Nigeria1621:1,093,47445,309
Australia641:421,80833,593
Canada551:669,92054,285
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Laos41:1,647,081888
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1981:123,10811,637
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9991:50,2695,712

Boatman (31) may also be a first name.

Boatman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the boatman'; compare Bargeman.

Jefthe French Boteman, rector of Wood Norton, Norfolk, 1320: History of Norfolk.

Nicholas Boteman, rector of Castor, Norfolk, 1326: ibid.

1566. Baptised — Richard, s. John Botinan: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1654. Mr. John Boatman, Upper minister, on the donation of the feoffees (Norwich): History of Norfolk.

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

The occupation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Boatman Last Name Facts

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

Boatman occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boatman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 62,856th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 913,341 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Boatman live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 31 people.

The surname Boatman is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 7,196 people, or 1 in 50,370. In The United States Boatman is most prevalent in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Tennessee, where 6 percent are found and Illinois, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Boatman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boatman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Boatman last name rose 720 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boatman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Boatman are 15.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.99% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Boatman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.78% less than the national average, earning $41,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $51,467 CAD per year.

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