Boffey Surname
Approximately 940 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBoffey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 695 | 1:80,170 | 8,920 |
| United States | 88 | 1:4,118,852 | 221,730 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 426 | 1:57,219 | 6,760 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
(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].
Probably same as Boughey, a local name.
Boffey Demographics
Average Boffey Salary in
United States
$39,719 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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