Boy is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Italy, England. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Boy
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Ireland, Italy, England
Meaning:

See Boys - French bois, a wood. The latinized form De Bosco, 'of the wood,' is retained in the French Dubois, Dubosq, etc., while Attwood is the precise English equivalent.

The Boy is variant of By. Dwelling, habitation.

A variant of By. A very common termination of names of places in the north of England, many of which have, of course, given names to families. It is an old Scandinavian word signifying primarily a farm -house or dwelling, andafterwards a village or town. It is found only in what are called the Danish counties, and particularly in Lincolnshire, in which there are no less than 212 places with this desinence. See Worsaae's Danes in England, which contains some curious notes respecting it.

Several names of places are adduced which seem to have reference to the particular nation or tribe by whom those places were first colonized.

The lastname Boy is variation of the Bye. See By - A very common termination of names of places in the north of England, many of which have, of course, given names to families. It is an old Scandinavian word signifying primarily a farm -house or dwelling, andafterwards a village or town. It is found only in what are called the Danish counties, and particularly in Lincolnshire, in which there are no less than 212 places with this desinence. See Worsaae's Danes in England, which contains some curious notes respecting it.

Several names of places are adduced which seem to have reference to the particular nation or tribe by whom those places were first colonized

But it seems also to have been a personal name, as Fil.'Bye occurs in Hundred Rolls Byers. The chateau of Biars in the canton of Isigni, La Manche, Normandy, had lords of its own name, temp. Conq. De Gerville.

How popular is Boy?

Boy is common in India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Mozambique, Turkey, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, France, Angola, United States, Germany, Ghana, Egypt, Cambodia, Nigeria, Gambia, Chad, Morocco, Brazil, Philippines, Ethiopia, Oman, Botswana, DR Congo, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Peru, Togo, Kuwait, England, Malaysia, Mexico, Lesotho, Portugal, Singapore, Somalia, Canada, Italy, Spain, Australia, Uganda, Iran, Niger, Argentina, Mauritania, Guatemala, Thailand, Bahrain, Qatar, Fiji, Netherlands, Paraguay, China.

Boy is ranked 6262 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Boy bearers increased by 1.82 per cent in 2010 US census to 949 since 2000, the surname slipped by 896 spots and ranked at 25902. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 68.81 73.82
Hispanic or Latino 12.01 7.94
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 6.64 3.54
Black 6.01 6.22
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.27 6.12
Others 1.26 2.36
Boy is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Gambia lie ahead in terms of density. Around 90457 people have been found who wears Boy as their family name. Boy is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Boy:
3,055 India17,520
186 Myanmar11,897
Countries with thousands of Boy:
2,957 Indonesia5,339
1,220 Mozambique4,944
2,219 Turkey4,211
2,436 Bangladesh3,785
1,144 Saudi Arabia3,776
2,589 France2,984
1,295 Angola2,563
17,775 United States2,044
5,318 Germany1,999
1,872 Ghana1,870
5,513 Egypt1,586
953 Cambodia1,577
7,895 Nigeria1,481
173 Gambia1,470
1,247 Chad1,444
3,885 Morocco1,397
6,225 Brazil1,325
13,288 Philippines1,318
7,282 Ethiopia1,288
482 Oman1,135
219 Botswana1,031
Countries with hundreds of Boy:
9,307 DR Congo917
7,484 South Africa915
1,350 United Arab Emirates848
8,194 Tanzania664
3,961 Sri Lanka658
4,586 Peru563
3,854 Togo525
1,093 Kuwait482
13,067 England421
5,150 Malaysia415
7,184 Mexico373
1,691 Lesotho263
2,413 Portugal255
855 Singapore253
2,420 Somalia245
15,959 Canada234
35,408 Italy226
14,299 Spain221
15,066 Australia193
16,934 Uganda180
27,694 Iran171
4,517 Niger168
20,901 Argentina165
2,191 Mauritania161
2,992 Guatemala152
82,494 Thailand150
1,687 Bahrain147
1,767 Qatar144
1,425 Fiji126
21,873 Netherlands117
1,695 Paraguay116
728 China114
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,495 Papua New Guinea94
7,096 Iraq89
4,428 Liberia89
3,424 Cuba88
26,736 Kenya84
10,805 Ivory Coast82
5,897 Dominican Republic69
22,731 Pakistan67
12,618 Switzerland65
11,407 Sweden60
26,724 Belgium56
8,983 Chile56
2,371 Hong Kong56
59,770 Poland54
7,160 Afghanistan52
3,427 Taiwan52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,750 Senegal44
679 South Sudan36
3,038 Sudan36
4,663 Northern Ireland31
2,277 Vietnam31
52,682 Cameroon28
18,432 New Zealand27
11,205 Scotland25
5,396 Panama22
32,947 Benin21
607 São Tomé and Príncipe19
187,277 Ukraine17
24,706 Denmark16
1,390 Libya16
516 Sierra Leone16
23,347 Venezuela16
12,484 Wales16
11,952 Lebanon13
9,730 Namibia13
8,518 Nepal13
12,810 Burkina Faso12
15,006 Albania11
50,646 Israel11
45,659 Japan11
7,191 Tunisia11
76,064 Zimbabwe11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
47,113 Algeria10
7,581 Jamaica10
9,170 Syria10
49,203 Hungary9
508 Laos9
19,532 Malawi9
32,268 Uzbekistan9
20,087 Colombia8
47,258 Norway8
55,065 Romania8
2,642 Maldives7
1,243 South Korea7
26,148 Ecuador6
19,539 Jordan6
17,994 North Macedonia6
18,907 Yemen6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Farmer Jean Boy from France aboard the George Hurlbut from Havre. He is registered to be 30 years old when he arrived in New York on June 5, 1852. Doris Boy, aged 23, Theod. Boy, aged 24, 26 years old Friedr. Boy, 19 years old Henriette Boy, 33 years old Carl-A.W. Boy, Christiane Boy, aged 2, Johanne Boy, Wilhelm Boy, aged 3 months old, and 66 other Boy around 39.47% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and shoemaker, joiner, merchant, clerk migrated to US.

Boy Namesakes

  • Bobst Boy, a New York University student
  • Milan the Leather Boy, American record producer
  • Gävle Boy, young Swedish boy remembered for being a witness in witch trials and for bearing substantial responsibility for the witch trial of Stockholm
  • Werner Boy, German mathematician
  • Badly Drawn Boy, English indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
  • Del Boy, fictional lead character
  • Shark Boy, professional wrestler
  • Peter the Wild Boy, boy from Hanover in northern Germany
  • Anonymous Boy, openly queer artist, writer, and filmmaker
  • Laddie Boy, Airedale Terrier owned by U.S. President Warren G. Harding
  • Frayser Boy, American hip hop recording artist from Memphis
  • Boy Kill Boy, were an English rock band based in Leytonstone
  • Johnny Boy, were an indie pop band from Liverpool
  • Renate Boy, former German shot putter
  • Crazy Boy, Mexican professional wrestler
  • King Biscuit Boy, Canadian blues musician
  • Joey Boy, musical artist
  • Rich Boy, rapper from Mobile, Alabama
  • Dynamite Boy, pop punk band from Austin, Texas
  • Soulja Boy, American rapper, record producer
  • Dog Boy, singer and songwriter
  • To My Boy, electropop duo consisting of Jack Snape and Sam White

Boy Namesakes

  • Bobst Boy, a New York University student
  • Milan the Leather Boy, American record producer
  • Gävle Boy, young Swedish boy remembered for being a witness in witch trials and for bearing substantial responsibility for the witch trial of Stockholm
  • Werner Boy, German mathematician
  • Badly Drawn Boy, English indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
  • Del Boy, fictional lead character
  • Shark Boy, professional wrestler
  • Peter the Wild Boy, boy from Hanover in northern Germany
  • Anonymous Boy, openly queer artist, writer, and filmmaker
  • Laddie Boy, Airedale Terrier owned by U.S. President Warren G. Harding
  • Frayser Boy, American hip hop recording artist from Memphis
  • Boy Kill Boy, were an English rock band based in Leytonstone
  • Johnny Boy, were an indie pop band from Liverpool
  • Renate Boy, former German shot putter
  • Crazy Boy, Mexican professional wrestler
  • King Biscuit Boy, Canadian blues musician
  • Joey Boy, musical artist
  • Rich Boy, rapper from Mobile, Alabama
  • Dynamite Boy, pop punk band from Austin, Texas
  • Soulja Boy, American rapper, record producer
  • Dog Boy, singer and songwriter
  • To My Boy, electropop duo consisting of Jack Snape and Sam White

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