Bovingdon Surname

526,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bovingdon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bovington,' a parish in Hertfordshire, near Hemel Hempstead.

Thomas Bovedon, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1581. Richard Bovingdon, Buckinghamshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Bovingdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3771:147,79314,182
Canada1201:307,04728,331
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Australia301:899,85754,700
Wales181:171,91811,581
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1651:147,73013,110
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bovingdon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bovington,' a parish in Hertfordshire, near Hemel Hempstead.

Thomas Bovedon, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1581. Richard Bovingdon, Buckinghamshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1774. Married — William Bovington and Elizabeth Wood: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A chapelry in co. Herts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bovingdon Last Name Facts

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

Bovingdon is found most frequently in England. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovingdon? popularity and diffusion

Bovingdon is the 526,285th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,830,432 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Bovingdon reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 147,793. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 18 percent live, Essex, where 11 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Bovingdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bovingdon has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 5,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bovingdon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bovingdon surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Bovingdon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.75% less than the national average, earning $37,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $50,554 CAD per year.

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