Boy Surname

6,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Gambia

Boy Surname Definition:

French bois, a wood. The latinized form De Bosco, ' of the wood,' is retained in the French Dubois, Dubosq, &c., while Attwood is the precise English equivalent.

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Boy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India17,5201:43,7823,055
Myanmar11,8971:4,366186
Indonesia5,3391:24,7702,957
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Turkey4,2111:18,4812,219
Bangladesh3,7851:42,1022,436
Saudi Arabia3,7761:8,1721,144
France2,9841:22,2602,589
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
United States2,0441:177,32817,778
Germany1,9991:40,2735,318
Ghana1,8701:14,4501,872
Egypt1,5861:57,9675,513
Cambodia1,5771:9,821953
Nigeria1,4811:119,6107,895
Gambia1,4701:1,308173
Chad1,4441:9,4131,247
Morocco1,3971:24,6793,885
Brazil1,3251:161,5666,224
Philippines1,3181:76,81213,288
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Oman1,1351:3,249482
Botswana1,0311:2,121219
DR Congo9171:80,5679,307
South Africa9151:59,2117,484
United Arab Emirates8481:10,8051,350
Tanzania6641:79,7318,194
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Peru5631:56,4554,586
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Kuwait4821:7,8851,093
England4211:132,34713,067
Malaysia4151:71,0705,150
Mexico3731:332,7787,184
Lesotho2631:7,7281,691
Portugal2551:40,8562,413
Singapore2531:21,770855
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Canada2341:157,46015,959
Italy2261:270,60535,408
Spain2211:211,54814,299
Australia1931:139,87415,066
Uganda1801:216,88516,934
Iran1711:449,02127,694
Niger1681:114,2384,517
Argentina1651:259,05120,901
Mauritania1611:25,4342,191
Guatemala1521:105,8072,992
Thailand1501:470,92282,494
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Qatar1441:16,3751,767
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Netherlands1171:144,33521,873
Paraguay1161:62,3861,695
China1141:11,994,049727
Papua New Guinea941:86,74211,495
Iraq891:393,5027,096
Liberia891:49,5344,428
Cuba881:130,9403,424
Kenya841:549,76126,736
Ivory Coast821:281,35610,805
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Pakistan671:2,666,32722,731
Switzerland651:126,35312,618
Sweden601:164,11311,407
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Chile561:314,5808,983
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Poland541:703,86659,770
Afghanistan521:618,3307,160
Taiwan521:450,8603,427
Senegal441:331,3491,750
South Sudan361:317,085679
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Northern Ireland311:59,5174,663
Vietnam311:2,988,5822,277
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Panama221:177,8305,396
Benin211:492,17232,947
São Tomé and Príncipe191:9,338607
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Libya161:390,2481,390
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Wales161:193,40812,484
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Namibia131:185,3399,730
Nepal131:2,190,8438,518
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
Albania111:264,91415,006
Israel111:777,96750,646
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Tunisia111:55,5117,191
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Algeria101:3,863,15547,113
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Laos91:732,036508
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Norway81:642,78647,258
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Maldives71:57,7392,642
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Jordan61:1,473,74019,539
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Kiribati41:28,352669
Macau41:150,408604
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Dominica31:25,297621
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Palau11:21,643223
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:206,66117,858

The alternate forms: Bóy (2), Boÿ (1), Bőý (1), Bôý (1) & Bõý (1) are calculated separately.

Boy (91,958) may also be a first name.

Boy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

French bois, a wood. The latinized form De Bosco, ' of the wood,' is retained in the French Dubois, Dubosq, &c., while Attwood is the precise English equivalent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From French bois, a wood. Hence De Bosco, Dubois, Dubose, &c.; Littleboys, Warboys, Worboys, which Lower thinks to be from Verbois, near Rouen.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Probably from Mac Giolla Buidhe, 'Giolla-bhuide’s Son, or 'The Yellow-haired Youth’s Son.' (See note on giolla, under Mylroi).

'Conn MacGillabhuidhe, Abbot of Mangairid' a.d. 11000.

Makaboy was Archdeacon, and Rector of Andreas, a.d. 1270.

MacGilla Buidhe, in Ireland, is corrupted into MacGilla Boy, and then into McAvoy, McEvoy, Mac- Boyd, and Boyd, though McAvoy and McEvoy are, strictly speaking, contractions of MacAedha Buidhe, 'Aedh, the Yellow’s Son, ’ where buidhe is a mere nick­name.

It is not such a common name now as formerly.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

User-submitted Reference

This is an Italian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Bovo'.

- curiousme

Boy Last Name Facts

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

Boy (Arabic: صبيا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻲ, Hindi: बोय, Marathi: बॉय) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Bóy, Boÿ, Bőý, Bôý or Bõý. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,256th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 80,578 people. The surname Boy is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Boy reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 20 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Boy is also the 10,998th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 91,958 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 17,520 people, or 1 in 43,782. In India Boy is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 56 percent live, Telangana, where 24 percent live and Punjab, where 5 percent live. Beside India this last name occurs in 172 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Boy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 841 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,452 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 357 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (79%) in Nigeria, Muslim (100%) in Tajikistan and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Boy last name are 11.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Boy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.72% less than the national average, earning €24,709 per year; in Peru they earn 10.97% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,258 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.81% more than the national average, earning R 446,316 per year; in United States they earn 8.12% less than the national average, earning $39,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $57,012 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bóy892/
Boÿ891/
Boyd86271,441/
Boye8657,963/
Boya8657,592/
Boyi8624,166/
Boyo866,277/
Boys865,884/
Booy863,272/
Bouy861,919/
Boyt861,542/
Bhoy861,170/
Bohy86928/
Buoy86845/
Bioy86572/
Boyz86437/
Boiy86207/
Boyé86199/
Boyy8617/
Boyh868/
Boyj863/
Boyp863/
Boyá862/
Boyć862/
Bgoy862/
Boùy861/
Boyè861/
Hboy861/
Bo80643,752/
By809,823/
Bőý781/
Bôý781/
Bõý781/
Bhoye7559,784/
Bhoya7531,105/
Boyes7513,744/
Bouya7512,839/
Bouye754,522/
Boiyo752,393/
Boyoo751,683/
Boyat751,572/
Boyah751,357/
Bouyo751,265/
Bhoyi751,112/
Boyet751,060/
Booys75904/
Bouhy75884/
Boyas75710/
Boyau75564/
Boyoh75552/
Buoye75505/
Bgoya75482/
Boyee75467/
Bhoiy75437/
Bouiy75344/
Bioyo75314/
Boyed75303/
Boyot75278/
Boyez75256/
Boyts75248/
Bouys75173/
Booyi75119/
Bohyo75110/
Boyst75104/
Booyo75100/
Booye7590/
Booya7584/
Boyis7571/
Boyie7569/
Boyad7561/
Bhojy7550/
Bhoyo7548/
Bioye7547/
Boaya7543/
Boyds7541/
Boyop7539/
Bouyt7537/
Boyeh7531/
Boyaa7528/
Boyap7528/
Byoya7526/
Bohya7525/
Boydd7524/
Boytt7523/
Boyod7521/
Bioya7521/
Boytz7520/
Boyaz7519/
Boyyi7518/
Boyio7516/
Bohye7515/
Bboyi7515/
Boych7514/
Bhoyd7513/
Boyss7512/
Boyii7511/
Buoyo7510/
Boyth759/
Byoye758/
Boyit757/
Boyha756/
Bhoey755/
Booyt754/
Boydh754/
Boyid754/
Boyás754/
Boydp754/
Boyep754/
Boysh753/
Boihy753/
Boyos753/
Booyd752/
Boyhe752/
Buoya752/
Boyyd752/
Boyih752/
Boyuo752/
Bioyi752/
Boiyd751/
Boydz751/
Boyhd751/
Boyhi751/
Boyho751/
Boyiy751/
Boyje751/
Boytd751/
Booyh751/
Hboyd751/
Bhuoy751/
Bojiy751/
Bouyd751/
Bowyo751/
Boyyo751/
Boehy751/
Booiy751/
Bohyi751/
Buoys751/
Byoyo751/
Bouyz751/
Boujy751/
Boïya751/
Boïye751/
Boyhé751/
Boyoz751/
Bhouy751/
Boyys751/
Bgoye751/
Buoyh751/
Bohys751/
Boyhs750/
Boohy750/
Boydt750/
Boyht750/
Boiys750/
Bio67138,053/
Bey6783,348/
Bay6772,985/
Bos6771,004/
Boz6747,958/
Boa6744,552/
Bou6736,734/
Boi6723,460/
Bot6722,803/
Boe6716,154/
Boo6714,695/
Bye6714,473/
Bop6710,381/
Boh679,483/
Boyett676,088/
Buo673,826/
Boj673,809/
Buy673,044/
Bho672,758/
Biy672,039/
Bod671,959/
Woy671,627/
Boß671,361/
Bouhya671,251/
Voy67982/
Bhy67857/
Byt67789/
Boyeau67544/
Bys67504/
Boyatt67447/
Bouyat67424/
Bhojiy67235/
Boyaya67185/
Byd67179/
Boğ67171/
Boyaux67162/
Boyowa67149/
Byi67132/
Bhoyad67117/
Bhoyat67114/
Boï67114/
Byy67114/
Bhoyes67108/
Boţ6794/
Bhooya6793/
Øby6791/
Åby6790/
Bouyeh6785/
Boyaud6784/
Bhoyed6783/
Byo6779/
Bhoyau6775/
Byh6771/
Bhoiyo6762/
Bhoyas6758/
Æby6756/
Booyes6753/
Bouyah6753/
Booyee6752/
Bgo6750/
Bhoyeh6747/
Boyova6746/
Bhoyah6743/
Bhoyap6742/
Uoy6741/
Bohysh6741/
Boț6736/
Bouyet6735/
Boyhot6735/
Bouyee6731/
Bouyap6729/
Boyich6728/
Boeyah6726/
Bhoyep6726/
Bouyez6725/
Boš6723/
Boś6718/
Bouyed6717/
Bohych6716/
Bhoyee6715/
Byø6715/
Bhoyet6714/
Byp6713/
Boyhat6712/
Hby6711/
Bouyad6711/
Hbo6710/
Åbo6710/
Boî6710/
Boyoot679/
Bohyah678/
Boë678/
Byś677/
Bouyes677/
Buoyee677/
Boyitt676/
Bohyee676/
Bouyep676/
Bojaya675/
Bảo675/
Boć675/
Byz675/
Bhoeya674/
Boș674/
Bhoyit673/
Bhuoya673/
Boá673/
Bão673/
D'Boyd673/
Béy673/
Bhouya672/
Bhouye672/
Boyish672/
Boyott672/
Byš672/
Bouyop672/
Bhoyyo672/
Boyahe671/
Boyash671/
Boyeet671/
Boyszh671/
Booyhe671/
Bhhoye671/
Bhioye671/
Bhooye671/
B'Y671/
Buoyah671/
Geeboy671/
Bou'yo671/
Bouyaz671/
Bouyss671/
Boå671/
Boȗ671/
Boyhih671/
Bhyoya671/
Boydss671/
Bouych671/
Bhohyo671/
Boç671/
Booyoh671/
Booyot671/
Boyach670/
Boyess670/
Boystt670/
Boyaut670/

Boy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boy in the Hindi language
बोयboya-
Boy in the Marathi language
बॉयboya-
Boy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻲaby47.37
ﺑﻮﻱbwy21.05
ﺃﺑﻲaby18.42
ﺑﻲby7.89
ﺍﺑﻰaby1.32
ﺑﻰby1.32
ﺁﺑﻲaby1.32
ﺑﻴﻪbyh1.32
Boy in the Arabic language
صبياsbya-
صبـيsby-
صبيsby-
صبىsby-

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