Boughton is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Boughton
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning: From Boughton, a place in Northampton shire, England. The bowig or bending hill. Bouton, the steep or abrupt hill

How popular is Boughton?

Boughton is common in England.

Boughton is ranked 59959 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Boughton bearers increased by 1.955219 per cent in 2010 US census to 3233 since 2000, the surname slipped by 568 spots and ranked at 9978. The last name was found in around 11 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.5 89.03
Black 7.42 7.22
Hispanic or Latino 2.44 1.92
Others 1.79 1.1
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.65 0.54
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.19 0.19
Boughton is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Wales is ahead in terms of density. Around 7705 people have been found who wears Boughton as their family name. Boughton is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
90,215 Germany3
20,595 China2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
23,344 Austria2
107,212 South Africa1
810,193 Indonesia1
1,704,541 India1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
7,895 South Korea1
169,904 Brazil1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
29,046 Japan1
153,416 Italy1
16,640 Hong Kong1
11,486 Estonia1
11,510 Oman1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
86,938 Spain14
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,846 Ireland55
8,843 Scotland53
Countries with hundreds of Boughton:
4,282 Australia702
12,518 Mexico340
11,614 Canada334
39,199 Philippines258
2,337 Wales169
Countries with thousands of Boughton:
9,273 United States3,972
4,202 England1,775
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Boughton Namesakes

  • Rutland Boughton, Composer
  • Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton, Politician
  • Joy Boughton, Rutland Boughton's daughter
  • George Henry Boughton, Writer
  • William Boughton, Cricket Player
  • Hubert Boughton, Cricket Player
  • William Boughton, Conductor

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