Boothe Surname
Approximately 15,502 people bear this surname
Boothe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the booth,' a hut, a cottage; Middle English bothe. The will of Thomas del Booth (1368) dwelling at Barton, near Manchester, is printed in Baines' Lancashire (edited by Croston), ii.
Read More About This SurnameBoothe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,413 | 1:31,758 | 3,966 |
| Jamaica | 2,753 | 1:1,042 | 190 |
| England | 600 | 1:92,863 | 9,951 |
| Canada | 424 | 1:86,900 | 9,618 |
| Germany | 151 | 1:533,149 | 44,599 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Cayman Islands | 7 | 1:9,128 | 1,205 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 85 | 1:52,116 | 4,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 125 | 1:195,003 | 15,655 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,301 | 1:21,825 | 2,748 |
Boothe (57) may also be a first name.
Boothe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the booth,' a hut, a cottage; Middle English bothe. The will of Thomas del Booth (1368) dwelling at Barton, near Manchester, is printed in Baines' Lancashire (edited by Croston), ii. 45. Booth, as a surname, has become strongly ramified in South Lancashire.
Rogerus del Bothe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Adam del Bothe, 1379: ibid.
Margeria del Bothe, 1379: ibid.
Odo de la Boothe, bailiff of Norwich, 1291: History of Norfolk.
1548. Thomas Lawrence and Dionise Boothe: Marriage Lic. (London).
Hamnet Booth, of Mouldsworth, husbandman, 1593: Wills at Chester.
1716. Married — George Booth and Mary Silver: St. Mary Aldermary.
Of local origin from residence at a booth (ME. bothe, a hut or temporary shelter). The surname is found in several parts of Scotland. The ship of Walter de La Bothe, merchant of Aberdene, was plundered at sea by the English near Yarmouth in 1273 (Bain, II, 9), and Cristiane "atte bothe" of Berewyk rendered homage in 1296 (ibid., p. 208) Andreas de Botha witnessed a Glassarie charter in Dundee in 1321 (HP., II, p. 225), and Nicholas de Botha was proprietor of a land in Dundee in 1381 (RMS., I, 691). William de Botha witnessed a gift of lands to the Hospital of Soltre, c. 1350—66 (Soltre, p. 32).
(Anglo-Scand.) 1 Dweller at a Hut or Stall [Middle English bothe, Old Norse búð] Adam del Bothe, A.D. 1379.—Poll. Tax, Yorks.
2 doubtless occasionally the Scandinavian pers. name Boði or Bud: v. under Boothby, and cp. Bueth found among Scandinavian names in the Liber Vitæ.
"An house made of bowes." Tyndall. A temporary building or shed, in Low Latin botha. The form in the H.R. is De la Boothe. But the great family of B. of Lancashire and Cheshire take their designation from their lordship of Booths in the former county, where they resided in the XIII. cent.
A small cottage.
The Booths, of whom there are many distinct and ancient families, those of Dunham, Mollington, Mottram, Twemlow, etc., have played a great part in the history of the county (O.). The name is also numerous in Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and the West Riding.
The Booths of Derbyshire, who have their homes in the Derby district and in the north - western comer of the county, take their name from hamlets in the shire.
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Boothe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boothe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boothe is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boothe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 34,196th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 470,104 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Boothe are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequent first name globally, borne by 57 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 11,413 people, or 1 in 31,758. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Virginia, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States Boothe exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 18 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Boothe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Boothe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Boothe last name rose 496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 480 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Boothe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Boothe last name are 13.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.66% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Boothe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning $41,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.45% more than the national average, earning $55,871 CAD per year.
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