Boffey Surname

379,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Boffey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'good faith.'

1650. Nicholas Bonfoy and Mary Shepheard: Marriage Lic (Faculty Office).

1655. Baptised — Loetitia, d. Thomas Bonfoy: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1793. Married — Thomas Aldridge and Ann Boffey: St.

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Boffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6951:80,1708,920
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Australia471:574,37741,856
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Wales121:257,87814,969
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malta11:430,2723,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4261:57,2196,760
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Boffey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'good faith.'

1650. Nicholas Bonfoy and Mary Shepheard: Marriage Lic (Faculty Office).

1655. Baptised — Loetitia, d. Thomas Bonfoy: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1793. Married — Thomas Aldridge and Ann Boffey: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Teutonic) Boy, Youth, Knave [O.N, bófi; or the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Bófa + the English diminutive suff. -y: cp. Middle Dutch boeve, a boy, Dutch boef, a knave]. (French-Latin) perh. also a corruption form of the French Bonnefoi= Good Faith [French bon(ne, Latin bon-a, good + French foi, Latin fides, faith].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably same as Boughey, a local name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Boffey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boffey occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Boffey.

How Common Is The Last Name Boffey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 379,617th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,752,708 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Boffey live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Boffey is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 695 people, or 1 in 80,170. In England Boffey is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 21 percent are found, Cheshire, where 18 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent are found. Not including England this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Boffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boffey has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Boffey surname rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 8,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boffey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boffey surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Boffey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning $39,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.83% less than the national average, earning $36,849 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouffey9214/
Boffy91925/
Bofey91260/
Boffe91226/
Boffie83763/
Boffet83218/
Bouffe83119/
Boffee8348/
Boffer8344/
Bouffy837/
Boifey836/
Bofeya834/
Baffey833/
Boffes832/
Beffey832/
Boffoe831/
Bofeyi831/
Bofe80449/
Bofy8012/
Bouffet77645/
Bouffay77274/
Boffoue7729/
Bouffee7716/
Bouffie774/
Boffett771/
Bouffée771/
Boffess770/
Boffa736,938/
Boffi732,491/
Beffy73202/
Boffé73130/
Baffe73128/
Baffy73127/
Bofei73120/
Bofoy73116/
Bofoe7358/
Bofie7335/
Bofee7328/
Boofe7322/
Beffe7318/
Boufe7315/
Boife7315/
Bofer7313/
Bofes738/
Woffe737/
Bofay735/
Bofea734/
Bofyo734/
Bofed734/
Boefe733/
Bhofe731/
Bafey731/
Boufy731/
Bofye731/
Bofue731/
Bofeh731/
Bofiy731/
Bosfy731/
Bofje731/
Bosfe730/
Bouffeah7131/
Bouffoue711/
Boufeych711/
Bouffett710/
Baffoe6725,242/
Bofaya675,667/
Boufes67484/
Boffah67430/
Bouffi67393/
Bofoyo67390/
Bauffe67324/
Baffie67323/
Baffet67278/
Bofoya67155/
Boofer67137/
Baffoy67114/
Bafeye67109/
Beuffe6798/
Baffes6773/
Bouffé6749/
Baffer6739/
Baffeh6736/
Bofoyi6734/
Bafeya6732/
Boiffi6722/
Bosfet6721/
Bofiya6721/
Boufet6720/
Boufeu6716/
Bafeyo6711/
Beffay6711/
Bouffa6710/
Beffeh676/
Boffou676/
Boufea675/
Beffie674/
Bofiyo674/
Boufer673/
Woofey672/
Boffio672/
Boufie672/
Baffei672/
Bafeyi672/
Boffit671/
Boufay671/
Beffee671/
Boffas671/
Boffui671/
Woffed671/
Boifeh671/
Boifee671/
Wouffe671/
Bofuya671/
Bofayi671/
Bofiye671/
Bodfer671/
Buiffe671/
Bahffy671/
Boufed671/
Boffat671/
Boyfee670/
Buifey670/
Waffey670/
Beuffy670/
Boephy670/
Bowfay670/
Bowfoy670/
Bauffy670/

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