Boyce Surname
Approximately 71,260 people bear this surname
Boyce Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'del Bois,' from residence by or in a wood; compare French Dubois, and English Wood and Attwood.
Thomas del Boyz, Dorset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ralph del Boys, Norfolk, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBoyce Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36,512 | 1:9,927 | 1,201 |
| England | 8,463 | 1:6,584 | 945 |
| South Africa | 5,537 | 1:9,785 | 1,217 |
| Canada | 4,552 | 1:8,094 | 1,194 |
| Australia | 4,382 | 1:6,161 | 895 |
| Barbados | 2,414 | 1:119 | 11 |
| Ireland | 1,395 | 1:3,376 | 606 |
| New Zealand | 1,372 | 1:3,301 | 498 |
| Scotland | 1,289 | 1:4,153 | 718 |
| Malawi | 941 | 1:18,192 | 2,844 |
| Northern Ireland | 896 | 1:2,059 | 423 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 744 | 1:1,833 | 313 |
| Guyana | 430 | 1:1,773 | 315 |
| Panama | 349 | 1:11,210 | 956 |
| Wales | 280 | 1:11,052 | 1,231 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Liberia | 176 | 1:25,048 | 2,452 |
| France | 126 | 1:527,164 | 72,630 |
| Zimbabwe | 93 | 1:166,003 | 20,492 |
| Botswana | 88 | 1:24,851 | 5,011 |
| Israel | 85 | 1:100,678 | 11,575 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| Jamaica | 58 | 1:49,482 | 2,901 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Saint Lucia | 43 | 1:4,158 | 593 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 40 | 1:2,759 | 470 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 39 | 1:880 | 118 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Venezuela | 35 | 1:862,974 | 13,724 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 26 | 1:3,814 | 525 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22 | 1:5,121 | 612 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Oman | 11 | 1:335,270 | 4,992 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| British Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:3,159 | 366 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,672 | 1:2,649 | 504 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,971 | 1:6,138 | 946 |
| Scotland | 437 | 1:8,566 | 1,155 |
| Wales | 79 | 1:19,853 | 1,156 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,289 | 1:7,985 | 1,024 |
Boyce (9,654) may also be a first name.
Boyce Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'del Bois,' from residence by or in a wood; compare French Dubois, and English Wood and Attwood.
Thomas del Boyz, Dorset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ralph del Boys, Norfolk, ibid.
Henry du Boys, 1313. Writs of Parliament.
Katerina Boyse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Richard Bosse, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John de Boy, rector of Fincham, Norfolk, 1350: History of Norfolk.
Robert de Bosco, or Boys, rector of Fritton, Norfolk, 1300: History of Norfolk.
1590. Baptised — John, s. Thomas Boys: Canterbury Cathedral.
1504. John Bots, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.
1760. Married — John Fendall and Satanna Boyce: St. George, Hanover Square.
From AF. del Bois, in or by the wood, Latinized in early charters de Bosco. compare French Dubois and English Attetoood. The s was preserved as a voiceless consonant, and the name rhymes with voice and choice, Hugo Delboys witnessed a confirmation charter by Hugh, bishop of St. Andrews, between 1185—88 (Scon, p. 32). Richard del Bois witnessed a confirmation charter of the fishery in Torduf between 1194—1211 (Holm Cultram, p. 35), and as Richard de Bosco witnessed resignation of lands in Weremundebi and Anant within the same period (Bain, I, 606). Walterus de Bosco witnessed a charter by Robert de Bruce c. 1190 (Annandale, I, p. 1). Willelmus de Bosch or de Bosco, cancellarius domini regis, appears frequently as witness in the chartularies of Soltre, Glasgow, Kelso, Brechin, and Arnbroath between 1189—1222. Gaufridus de Bosco, Humphrey de Bosco, and Thomas de Bosco appear as charter witnesses between 1215—45 (Bain, I, 1682; Neubotle, 27; BMP., p. 89; RD., p. 44). Robert Boys is recorded in Dumfriesshire, c. 1259 (Bain, I, 2176; APS., I, p. 88). Humfridus de Bosco, knight, witnessed a charter by Robert Bruce, earl of Carrick, p. 1271 (Annandale, I, p. 8). Thomas de Boys of Edinburghshire and Patrick fiz Johan de Boys of Lanarkshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 201,213). Humphrey de Boyes, knight, of Dumfriesshire, also rendered homage, 1296. His seal bears the forepart of a monster, tongue protruded, emerging from waves, S' Hvmfridi de Bosco (ibid., p. 185,531). James de Bosco of Paris petitioned for a benefice in the gift of the abbot and convent of Holywood in the diocese of St. Andrews, 1345 (Pap. Pet., I, p. 95), and Thomas Boyis was tenant under the earl of Douglas in Garvald, 1376 (RHM., 1, p. lviii). John of Bowys, Scots prisoner of war in the Tower of London was liberated, 1413 (Bain, IV, 839), and James of Boys had a safe conduct into England, 1422 (ibid., 914). William of Boyis was witness in St. Andrews, 1435 (Laing, 115), and James de Boyis was bailie of the Abbey of Arnbroath, 1446 (RAA., II, 87). Patrick Boyce or Boyiss appears as treasurer of Brechin, 1493 and 1511 (REB., II, 138,164), and Alexander Bowis is recorded in Mains of Melgond, 1703 (St. Andrews CR.). There was an old family of this name in Panbride. Alexander Boys de Panbrid is in record, 1502 (RAA., II, 427), and Patrick Boys was portioner of Panbrid, 1527 (Panmure, II, 305). Hector Boece, the historian, was of this family. He and his brother Arthur Latinized their name as Boethius, Boetius, Boecius. In the fifteenth century in addition to the spellings already noted the name appears as Bois, Boist, Boiste, Bos, Bost, Boust, Bowes, Boyes, Boyess, Buste; in sixteenth century: Boas, Boeis, Boess, Boice, Boies, Boise, Boiss, Bouse, Bowayse, Boyse, Buse; in seventeenth century: Boes, Boos Boost, Bows, Boze, Bozse. These forms are found only in Fife or in parishes immediately adjoining, and the name is probably the source of Buist, which see.
(French-Teut.) Dweller at a Wood [French bois, Low Latin boscus, busc-us, O.H.Ger. busc, a bush, wood] Ralph del Boys.—Hundred Rolls This name was Latinized De Bosco in mediæval records.
An English name of Norman origin, established in various counties. In Donegal and the west it is an anglicized form of Ó Buadhaigh q.v. sub Bogue
See Boyes.
(French) Dweller near, or in, a wood.
The name of the Scottish historian Boethius, spelt Boece and Boyce, may be derived from the French bois-wood.
From the Flemish, Boyes; a personal name.
The name of Boyce was in the county two centuries ago. De Boys is a much older form of the name. In the reign of Edward III. Christina de Boys held two and a half hides of land in Thorndon (N.).
User-submitted Reference
This interesting and unusual name is a variant of the surname Byas, which is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a topographical name for a 'dweller at the house in the bend'. The surname is derived from the Old English pre-7th Century 'byge', a 'bend', and 'hus', a house. Topographical surnames were among the earliest created, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognisable distinguishing names.
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Average Boyce Salary in
United States
$42,969 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boyce Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boyce Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boyce is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Boyce? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,965th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 102,267 people. The surname Boyce occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Boyce reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Boyce is also the 62,745th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 9,654 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 36,512 people, or 1 in 9,927. In The United States Boyce is primarily found in: California, where 7 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 107 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.
Boyce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Boyce has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boyce surname increased 581 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 17 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 295 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 354 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Boyce Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Boyce last name is predominantly Catholic (59%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Boyce last name are 9.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.28% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Boyce earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning 369,856 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.79% less than the national average, earning R 200,112 per year; in United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $50,407 CAD per year.
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