Botwright Surname

420,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Monaco

Botwright Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the boatwright,' a ship-carpenter, a boatbuilder. 'Botwrythe, botewright, navicularius': Promptorium Parvulorum.

John Botewright, or Botewryth, master of Corpus Chnsti Coll., Camb., 1474: History of Norfolk.

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Botwright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5481:101,67510,703
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
Australia421:642,75544,739
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Monaco31:12,3552,088
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3241:75,2338,226
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Botwright Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the boatwright,' a ship-carpenter, a boatbuilder. 'Botwrythe, botewright, navicularius': Promptorium Parvulorum.

John Botewright, or Botewryth, master of Corpus Chnsti Coll., Camb., 1474: History of Norfolk.

On his monument a third shield bears 3 boats, or barges, and a fourth has 3 wimbles, or augurs, by way of rebus, and in allusion to his name, Boatright, or Botewright': ibid.

1779. Married — Samuel Boatright and Ann Hiller: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Boatwright, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Bootheroyd Boteric in the Domesday Book, (?).

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

Botwright Last Name Facts

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

Botwright is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Botwright? popularity and diffusion

The last name Botwright is the 420,906th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,844,109 people. The last name Botwright occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Botwright are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Botwright is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 548 people, or 1 in 101,675. In England Botwright is most numerous in: Suffolk, where 23 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Norfolk, where 14 percent live. Apart from England this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Botwright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Botwright has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Botwright surname expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,636 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Botwright Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Botwright last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Botwright earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.16% more than the national average, earning $48,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.79% more than the national average, earning $59,020 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bothwright9516/
Bootwright9515/
Boutwright951/
Butwright8920/
Bodwright893/
Betwright891/
Batwright890/
Woodwright7411/
Woodwrights702/
Woodbright631/

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Botwright Reference & Research

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Boatright/Boatwright FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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