Boughan is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Boughan
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The Boughan is the variant form of the Bone. BowneA probable corruption of Bohun. See - In a document of the XVI. century the name of Bohun is thus spelt. It also means ready, prepared.

Variation of the Boone. One who came from Bohon, in France.

Boughan is the variation of Boon. Bean.

The variant of Bohun. Humphery de Bohun came hither with the Conqueror, and was a tenant in capite in Norfolk and elsewhere. Domesday From him sorang a great baronial race. The Norman habitat of the family appears to have been the village of Bohon in the arrondissement of St. Lo.

Lastname Boughan is variant of Boone. Probably a corruption of Bohun, as Moon is of Mohun. Boon is, however, an adjective referring to natural disposition; gay, merry. It is now only retained in the phrase "boon companion." French bon compagnon.

Lastname is variation of the Bound. See Bowne - In a document of the XVI. century the name of Bohun is thus spelt. It also means ready, prepared

Also Old English boun, Prepared, ready. See interesting remarks in Richardson's Dict.

A variant of Bunn. Probably the French bon, and equivalent to Good.

How popular is Boughan?

Boughan is common in United States.

Boughan is ranked 438024 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Boughans plummeted by 6.16 per cent to 396 since 2000 and slipped by 5075 spots and ranked at 52383. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.67 92.89
Hispanic or Latino 3.79 3.08
Boughan is a very rare surname, few people in United States have the family name and might be arised from United States. Around 782 people have been found who wears Boughan as their family name. Few people around the world have Boughan as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Boughan:
47,859 United States619
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
55,653 South Africa65
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
65,151 Canada44
57,817 England44

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