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Boden Family History

Boden Surname Meaning

North German: patronymic from the personal name Bode. German: topographic name for someone living in a valley bottom or the low-lying area of a field Middle High German boden ‘ground bottom’. Compare English Bottom.

Swedish (Bodén): ornamental or habitational name possibly from bod ‘small hut’ or from a placename containing this element; the adjectival suffix -én is a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’. Compare Bodin.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadáin ‘descendant of Buadán’ (see Bowden).

English: variant of Bawden.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Boden families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Boden family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Boden families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 61 Boden families living in Ontario. This was about 46% of all the recorded Boden's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Boden families in 1911.
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What did your Boden ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Domestic were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Boden. 55% of Boden men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Boden women worked as a Domestic.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    55%
  • Labourer
    10%
  • Laborer
    10%
  • Clerk
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Domestic
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 7,000 immigration records available for the last name Boden. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 19,000 military records available for the last name Boden. For the veterans among your Boden ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Boden lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Boden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Boden in 1945 was 35, and 73 in 2004.

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