Boothby Surname

110,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Boothby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boothby' two parishes in Lincolnshire.

Adam de Boothby, abbot of Peterborough: History of Norfolk.

Henry Boothby, vicar of Stow-Bardolph, Norfolk, 1497: ibid.

John de Botheby, rector of Ryton, County Durham, 1312: History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham.

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Boothby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2431:161,59616,456
England1,2581:44,2915,601
Canada2321:158,81716,066
Australia2241:120,51713,272
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Wales561:55,2605,065
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Norway91:571,36544,190
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8231:29,6183,992
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales91:174,2686,522
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6031:83,2818,714

Boothby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boothby' two parishes in Lincolnshire.

Adam de Boothby, abbot of Peterborough: History of Norfolk.

Henry Boothby, vicar of Stow-Bardolph, Norfolk, 1497: ibid.

John de Botheby, rector of Ryton, County Durham, 1312: History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham.

Thomas de Botheby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1608. Matthew Beadle and Anne Boothby: Marriage Lic. (London).

1784. Married — Brooke Boothby and Susanna Bristow: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Boothby (Lincs) the Domesday Bodebi-Boði’s Estate [Old Norseboði, whence Dano-Norwegian bud (d pron. as th in " bathe") = messenger, herald + Old Norseby-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Boothby (village with huts or stalls), in Lincolnshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Two parishes in co. Lincoln; but the baronet springs from co. Stafford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A younger branch of the Barons de Tateshall, descended from Eudo, a foreign noble, living 1086 (Domesd.). Boothby was held 13th cent. by Robert de Tateshall, the ancestor of this family (Testa de Neville). Sir Alexander de Boothby had a writ of summons, 1296, to march against the Scots. From this family descend the Baronets Boothby.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Lincolnshire.

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

Boothby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boothby occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boothby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boothby is the 110,325th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,729,365 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Boothby reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,243 people, or 1 in 161,596. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maine, where 12 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Boothby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Boothby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 372 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 622 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boothby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Boothby last name are 2.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.37% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Boothby earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.78% less than the national average, earning 294,920 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $45,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $51,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Boobi6778/
Bobys6774/
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Boovy6717/
Bohbe6714/
Bobyi674/
Botbi672/
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Boiby671/
Botba671/
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Bobyz671/
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