Boykin Surname
Approximately 23,773 people bear this surname
Boykin Surname User-submission:
A German and Danish surname, believed to be a variant of "Botha", meaning 'messenger'. Botha is a very common name within South Africa.
Boykin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,267 | 1:15,578 | 1,978 |
| Russia | 149 | 1:967,269 | 75,342 |
| Israel | 131 | 1:65,325 | 8,170 |
| Bulgaria | 90 | 1:77,543 | 4,896 |
| Mexico | 31 | 1:4,004,071 | 26,265 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Latvia | 9 | 1:227,783 | 22,848 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,952 | 1:17,012 | 2,166 |
Boykin (246) may also be a first name.
Boykin Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A German and Danish surname, believed to be a variant of "Botha", meaning 'messenger'. Botha is a very common name within South Africa.
- ambermb117Boykin Demographics
Average Boykin Salary in
United States
$38,154 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boykin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boykin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boykin (Russian: Бойкин) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boykin? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 22,839th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 306,547 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Boykin are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Boykin is also the 569,299th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 246 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 23,267 people, or 1 in 15,578. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 11 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.
Boykin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Boykin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 788 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Boykin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Boykin last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Boykin surname are 2.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.59% registered with the party.
Boykin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.58% less than the national average, earning $38,154 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boykin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boykin in the Russian language | ||
| Бойкин | bojkin | - |
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Boykin Reference & Research
Boykin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Boykin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- 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 Boykin
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