Boord Surname

367,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Boord 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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Boord Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7931:457,07339,063
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Boord 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

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

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

From the Dutch, Bordes; in the Domesday Book, Borda; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Boord Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boord occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boord? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 367,445th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,436,271 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Boord reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 793 people, or 1 in 457,073. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside, Ohio, where 12 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Boord Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boord has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 615 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boord Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boord last name are 4.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.99% registered to vote for the party.

Boord earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.84% less than the national average, earning $42,354 USD per year.

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Bordt80633/
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Bourd80227/
Buord8093/
Bords8038/
Boyrd8018/
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Boort8010/
Boorz8010/
Bhord808/
Bordz806/
Boohr806/
Voord803/
Boorh801/
Boird801/
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Bootr801/
Bor75107,058/
Bhoore73123/
Bohrdt7311/
Voordt739/
Bordch738/
Boorth737/
Bourdt734/
Boorts734/
Boorte734/
Bordtt733/
Bootrh731/
Bhoort731/
Boorre731/
Bordts731/
Boorhe730/
Bourds730/
Bore6740,027/
Bhor6734,635/
Bard6720,121/
Bour6715,973/
Word6710,659/
Burd679,222/
Bort677,585/
Bohr677,292/
Borz674,412/
Borr671,397/
Borș67659/
Buor67445/
Borh67301/
Voor67231/
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Boir67159/
Bordova67122/
Borč67111/
Vord6776/
Borø6765/
Bárd6755/
Borehed6725/
Uord6723/
Boorova6721/
Borp6719/
Bordová6716/
Boër6715/
Bordowa6710/
Botr677/
Boyr677/
Bosr673/
Hbor671/
Boutrds671/
Bgor671/
Bojr671/
Borû671/
Borć671/
Borġ671/
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