Boyce is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Boyce
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, England
Meaning:

Boyce is variant of 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.

Variation of Boys. Anciently de Bois, wood, forest.

A variant of Dubosc. Dweller in, or near, a small wood.

The variation of Bois. Dweller near, or in, a wood.

Dweller near, or in, a wood.

Boyce is variant form of Boase. Perhaps the same as Bowes - A parish in Yorkshire.

The name of the Scottish historian Boethius, spelt Bocce and Boyce, may be derived from the French bois—wood.

The variant form of Boyes. 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.

Is variant of Poyzer. This name is almost peculiar to Derbyshire. To poise is to weigh, and the first of the family may have been a weigher of some commodity.

How popular is Boyce?

Boyce is common in United States, England, South Africa, Canada, Australia, Barbados, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Malawi, Northern Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Panama, Wales, Ghana, Liberia, France.

Boyce is ranked 7971 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Boyce bearers increased by 0.56 per cent in 2010 US census to 26376 since 2000, the surname slipped by 114 spots and ranked at 1337. The last name was found in around 9 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.15 76.95
Black 20.06 18.65
Hispanic or Latino 2.45 1.51
Others 2.26 1.91
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.63 0.56
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.45 0.42
Boyce is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Barbados is ahead in terms of density. Around 71248 people have been found who wears Boyce as their family name. Boyce is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Boyce:
1,201 United States36,500
Countries with thousands of Boyce:
945 England8,463
1,217 South Africa5,537
1,194 Canada4,552
895 Australia4,382
11 Barbados2,414
606 Ireland1,395
498 New Zealand1,372
718 Scotland1,289
Countries with hundreds of Boyce:
2,844 Malawi941
423 Northern Ireland896
313 Trinidad and Tobago744
315 Guyana430
956 Panama349
1,231 Wales280
9,187 Ghana277
2,452 Liberia176
72,630 France126
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
20,492 Zimbabwe93
5,011 Botswana88
11,575 Israel85
1,936 Suriname70
2,901 Jamaica58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
195,138 Thailand50
593 Saint Lucia43
470 United States Virgin Islands40
118 Turks and Caicos Islands39
117,794 Germany36
13,724 Venezuela35
48,115 Netherlands33
145,253 Nigeria30
354,286 India28
525 Antigua and Barbuda26
51,392 Spain25
612 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines22
220,519 Brazil20
16,023 Qatar16
1,045 Aruba14
5,142 China14
18,211 Singapore13
56,422 Sweden13
40,270 Mexico12
3,581 Hong Kong11
102,971 Malaysia11
4,992 Oman11
27,512 United Arab Emirates11
207,772 Philippines11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,005 Bermuda10
366 British Virgin Islands10
111,715 Italy10
87,318 Belgium9
29,026 Chile9
7,343 Cuba9
44,190 Norway9
8,246 Tunisia9
69,697 Switzerland7
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 22 years old workman Neill Boyce who was residing in Donegal, Ireland migrated to Philadelphia on May 16, 1846 by Eliazbeth put out from Liverpool. 30 years old John Boyce, Robert Boyce, aged 20, Jeramiah Boyce, aged 22, John Boyce, aged 23, Workwoman Mary Boyce, Fred. Boyce (19) Gentleman, 28 years old James Boyce, Mary Boyce, aged 24, and 66 other Boyce around 45.24% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and weaver, servant migrated to US from Liverpool, Cork and Matanzas.

From Germany

20 years old laborer Michael Boyce who was residing in Germany migrated to United States on June 24, 1868 by Nebraska put out from Liverpool & Queenstown.

Boyce Namesakes

  • Jimmy Boyce, British Labour politician
  • Chris Boyce, Scottish science fiction author and fan
  • Cary Boyce, is artistic co-director and composer-in-residence of the production company and musical ensemble Aguavá New Music Studio
  • Robert Boyce, was a Senior Lecturer
  • Graham Boyce, retired British diplomat
  • Phil Boyce, American program director for Salem Communications
  • William Binnington Boyce, English-born philologist and clergyman
  • Francis Bertie Boyce, Australian clergyman and social reformer
  • Leslie Boyce, Australian-born British Conservative Party politician
  • George Price Boyce, British watercolour painter of landscapes and vernacular architecture
  • Geoff Boyce, field hockey player from Australia
  • Ralph L. Boyce, Americans diplomat and career foreign service officer with the State Department
  • Bruce Boyce, prominent Canadian-born American baritone singer of opera
  • Philip Boyce, Christian leader
  • Raymond F. Boyce, American computer scientist
  • Max Boyce, Welsh comedian, singer and entertainer
  • Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce, retired Royal Navy officer
  • William D. Boyce, American newspaper man, entrepreneur
  • Christopher John Boyce, former American defense industry employee
  • Bud Boyce, (March 20, 1924
  • Emmerson Boyce, professional footballer
  • Arthur Cyril Boyce, Canadian politician
  • Mary Boyce, British scholar of Iranian languages
  • James Petigru Boyce, served as a Southern Baptist pastor, theologian
  • Sonia Boyce, British Afro-Caribbean artist
  • Keith Boyce, cricketer
  • William H. Boyce, American lawyer and politician from Georgetown,
  • William Waters Boyce, attorney, South Carolina state politician
  • Ed Boyce, was president of the Western Federation of Miners
  • Matthew Boyce, English former cricketer
  • Ronnie Boyce, former footballer
  • Donnie Boyce, American former professional basketball player
  • Neith Boyce, United States novelist, journalist
  • Sue Boyce, former member of the Australian Senate for Queensland
  • Craig Boyce, motorcycle speedway rider
  • Charles Boyce, American cartoonist

Boyce Namesakes

  • Jimmy Boyce, British Labour politician
  • Chris Boyce, Scottish science fiction author and fan
  • Cary Boyce, is artistic co-director and composer-in-residence of the production company and musical ensemble Aguavá New Music Studio
  • Robert Boyce, was a Senior Lecturer
  • Graham Boyce, retired British diplomat
  • Phil Boyce, American program director for Salem Communications
  • William Binnington Boyce, English-born philologist and clergyman
  • Francis Bertie Boyce, Australian clergyman and social reformer
  • Leslie Boyce, Australian-born British Conservative Party politician
  • George Price Boyce, British watercolour painter of landscapes and vernacular architecture
  • Geoff Boyce, field hockey player from Australia
  • Ralph L. Boyce, Americans diplomat and career foreign service officer with the State Department
  • Bruce Boyce, prominent Canadian-born American baritone singer of opera
  • Philip Boyce, Christian leader
  • Raymond F. Boyce, American computer scientist
  • Max Boyce, Welsh comedian, singer and entertainer
  • Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce, retired Royal Navy officer
  • William D. Boyce, American newspaper man, entrepreneur
  • Christopher John Boyce, former American defense industry employee
  • Bud Boyce, (March 20, 1924
  • Emmerson Boyce, professional footballer
  • Arthur Cyril Boyce, Canadian politician
  • Mary Boyce, British scholar of Iranian languages
  • James Petigru Boyce, served as a Southern Baptist pastor, theologian
  • Sonia Boyce, British Afro-Caribbean artist
  • Keith Boyce, cricketer
  • William H. Boyce, American lawyer and politician from Georgetown,
  • William Waters Boyce, attorney, South Carolina state politician
  • Ed Boyce, was president of the Western Federation of Miners
  • Matthew Boyce, English former cricketer
  • Ronnie Boyce, former footballer
  • Donnie Boyce, American former professional basketball player
  • Neith Boyce, United States novelist, journalist
  • Sue Boyce, former member of the Australian Senate for Queensland
  • Craig Boyce, motorcycle speedway rider
  • Charles Boyce, American cartoonist

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