Boston is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Boston
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning:

Botolph's or bot's town. As a surname, it is not very common in England; but it gives a title to the family of Irby, Barons Boston. In the Boston Directory for 1856, there are three of the name.

One who came from Boston or St. Botoulf's stone, a village in Lincolnshire.

A town in county of Lincoln, and a hamlet in county of York.

How popular is Boston?

Boston is common in United States, Philippines, England, Malawi, Australia, Canada, France, Guyana, Russia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland.

Boston is ranked 16772 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Boston bearers increased by 5.41 per cent in 2010 US census to 15814 since 2000, the surname slipped by 86 spots and ranked at 2309. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 52.66 54.8
Black 40.86 40.72
Others 2.78 1.63
Hispanic or Latino 2.4 1.53
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.79 0.83
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.52 0.49
Boston is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Dominica lie ahead in terms of density. Around 33141 person has been found who wears Boston as their family name. Boston is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Boston:
2,191 United States20,926
Countries with thousands of Boston:
4,884 Philippines3,067
3,319 England2,327
1,770 Malawi1,490
2,614 Australia1,433
Countries with hundreds of Boston:
5,377 Canada850
14,540 France669
268 Guyana494
37,991 Russia368
5,005 New Zealand158
2,139 Northern Ireland115
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,273 Wales95
214 Dominica75
30,213 Netherlands74
80,686 Nigeria73
5,892 Scotland67
2,716 Suriname51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,574 Papua New Guinea48
72,211 South Africa41
10,676 Kuwait39
17,078 United Arab Emirates37
24,778 Mexico35
465 Antigua and Barbuda32
37,455 Belarus27
234,077 Indonesia27
143,912 Germany26
10,313 Singapore26
12,123 Liberia25
8,013 Ireland24
14,824 Dominican Republic23
32,003 Sweden22
431,471 India20
328,346 Thailand18
987 United States Virgin Islands17
38,128 Kenya15
65,296 Spain15
106,343 Italy14
295,035 Brazil13
35,797 Kyrgyzstan13
1,270 Saint Lucia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
4,148 Costa Rica10
34,222 Denmark10
48,153 Egypt9
11,581 Ghana9
26,217 Estonia8
616 Saint Kitts and Nevis8
8,632 Transnistria8
102,287 Kazakhstan7
303,897 Ukraine7
39,591 Venezuela7
33,397 Zambia7
25,178 Afghanistan6
75,466 Israel6
48,838 Japan6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Boston worked as tailoress and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 33 years old embarked for USA from London on American Eagle and arrived on November 3, 1848. 25 years old Thomas Boston, Jane Boston, aged 30, 20 years old Catherine Boston, are other Boston that migrated to US.

From Germany

Max Boston was 24 years old when he migrated to United States on December 15, 1854. He lived in France where he worked as farmer and took William Nelson from Havre.

Boston Namesakes

  • Lucy M. Boston, English novelist who wrote for children and adults
  • William Irby, 1st Baron Boston, British peer and Member of Parliament
  • Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader, theologian and philosopher
  • Rachel Boston, American actress and producer
  • David Boston, former professional football wide receiver
  • Ralph Boston, retired American track athlete
  • Billy Boston, former professional rugby league footballer
  • Bruce Boston, American speculative fiction writer and poet
  • Rick Boston, American musician
  • Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston, Sierra Leonean diplomat and politician
  • Daryl Boston, former Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Byron Boston, American football official
  • Rob Boston, is Director of Communications for Americans United for Separation of Church and State and Editor of 'Church & State' magazine
  • Richard Boston, English journalist and author
  • Gretha Boston, American singer and actress
  • John Boston, early Australian migrant
  • Lawrence Boston, retired American basketball player
  • McKinley Boston, McKinley Boston Jr

Boston Namesakes

  • Lucy M. Boston, English novelist who wrote for children and adults
  • William Irby, 1st Baron Boston, British peer and Member of Parliament
  • Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader, theologian and philosopher
  • Rachel Boston, American actress and producer
  • David Boston, former professional football wide receiver
  • Ralph Boston, retired American track athlete
  • Billy Boston, former professional rugby league footballer
  • Bruce Boston, American speculative fiction writer and poet
  • Rick Boston, American musician
  • Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston, Sierra Leonean diplomat and politician
  • Daryl Boston, former Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Byron Boston, American football official
  • Rob Boston, is Director of Communications for Americans United for Separation of Church and State and Editor of 'Church & State' magazine
  • Richard Boston, English journalist and author
  • Gretha Boston, American singer and actress
  • John Boston, early Australian migrant
  • Lawrence Boston, retired American basketball player
  • McKinley Boston, McKinley Boston Jr

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