Boughton Surname

65,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Boughton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Boughton = the Beech-Tree Farm [A.-Sax Bóctún—bóc beech-tree]

Boughton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3381:83,5549,469
England1,8681:29,8284,007
Australia9391:28,7493,890
Canada3411:108,05211,605
Wales561:55,2605,065
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2241:19,9152,835
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3561:37,0344,386

Boughton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Boughton = the Beech-Tree Farm [A.-Sax Bóctún—bóc beech-tree]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in cos. Kent, Norf., Northampt., Notts, Chester, &c. The baronet's family, then called De Boveton, were of co. Warwick in XIV. cent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From Boughton, a place in Northamptonshire, England; the bowing or bending hill. Bouton, the steep or abrupt hill.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

For Boventon, with which it was originally armorially identified, bearing three crescents or (Robson, arms of Boughton of Lawford). See Boynton. The baronets Boughton descend from hence.

The Norman People (1874)

Boughton is a common name of places, especially in the eastern counties.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Boughton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boughton is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boughton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boughton is the 65,089th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 949,394 people. The surname Boughton is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Boughton are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4,338 people, or 1 in 83,554. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Boughton is found in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Boughton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Boughton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Boughton last name increased 320 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 431 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 350 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Boughton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Boughton surname is predominantly Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Boughton surname are 15.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.96% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Boughton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning $44,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.82% more than the national average, earning $53,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boughtong941/
Bounghton940/
Bughton931/
Boghton930/
Baughton885/
Boughtan882/
Woughton881/
Voughton881/
Boyghton881/
Bueghton881/
Bonghton880/
Boynghton821/
Boughtane821/
Beighton751,238/
Vaughton75262/
Huaghton751/
Baighton751/
Huoghton751/
Waughton751/
Baghtan678/
Weighton6360/
Wanghton631/
Waighton630/
Washghton591/
Wasghtom501/

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Boughton Reference & Research

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Boughton-Bouton 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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