Boutflower Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Boutflower Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Beauflour,' comely flower; compare Lillywhite.

James Boaufloar, Close Rolls, 10 Edward II. Thomas Beauflour, 1301. Writs of Parliament.

James Boauflur, London. Riley's Memorials of London.

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Boutflower Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Boutflower Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Beauflour,' comely flower; compare Lillywhite.

James Boaufloar, Close Rolls, 10 Edward II. Thomas Beauflour, 1301. Writs of Parliament.

James Boauflur, London. Riley's Memorials of London.

Margaret Butflower. History of Norfolk.

William Beauflour. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Nicholas Bowtefflowre, 1539, Newcastle-on-Tyne (List of male population capable of bearing arms): Welford's History of Newcastle and Gateshead.

Jeffery Beauflower, seneschal of Bristol, 1357: History and Antiquities of Bristol.

John Beauflour, mayor of Bristol, 1280. ibid.

William Boutflower, sheriff, 1702: Brand's Newcastle-on-TVne.

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

Boutflower Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boutflower is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Boutflower click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boutflower? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Boutflower reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Boutflower is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England Boutflower is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 47 percent are found, Somerset, where 18 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 12 percent are found. Excluding England Boutflower exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 17 percent are found and Scotland, where 9 percent are found.

Boutflower Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boutflower has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Boutflower last name fell 23 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boutflour8428/
Boflhouwer801/
Boufleur78575/
Boufluer781/
Boufleuer74174/
Bouffleur7488/
Boufleuhr743/
Bouefleur742/
Bousfleur741/
Boufleuher7076/
Boueffleur701/
Bufflier67144/
Baufleur6719/
Beufleur672/
Beaufleur633/
Baufleuer632/
Bafleur592/

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