Bovington Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bovington 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.

Read More About This Surname

Bovington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4031:138,25813,495
Australia541:499,92037,885
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Wales191:162,87011,152
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1951:125,00211,754
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bovington 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

Bovington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bovington has its highest incidence in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 577,768th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Bovington reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Bovington is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 403 people, or 1 in 138,258. In England Bovington is most frequent in: Greater London, where 13 percent reside, East Sussex, where 12 percent reside and Surrey, where 10 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Bovington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bovington has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 363 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bovington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bovington last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bovington earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 62.03% more than the national average, earning $69,913 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.62% less than the national average, earning $43,411 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boveington9568/
Bouvington950/
Bevington893,610/
Bavington89669/
Wovington891/
Bobaington841/
Beveington841/
Baveington840/
Bevaington840/
Bevengton780/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bovington
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis