Boy Family History

Boy Surname Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Boie which may be from ancient Germanic Boio (see Boye 1 and ) or an Old English Boia. The latter is common as a first element in English placenames and is difficult to tell apart from the ordinary word boy to which it may be related.

English: from Middle English boy ‘young man servant’ also ‘knave’ or ‘rogue’. Compare Ladd. Scottish and Irish: variant of Bowie.

German: variant of Boye. Germanized form of Sorbian Boj: from a short form of a Slavic personal name containing the element boj ‘fight’ such as Bojsław.

French: variant of Bois.

Americanized form of Croatian and Slovenian Boj: probably from a short form of a Slavic personal name containing the element boj ‘fight’ (compare 5 above). Burmese: apparently a variant of Bo 5.

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

Similar surnames: Boye, Bos, Bly, Boe, Bey, Body, Boys, Moy, Loy, Foy

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19K	Military Records
3K	Immigration Records
26K	Census and Voter Lists
19K	Member Trees

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Where is the Boy family from?

You can see how Boy families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Boy family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Boy families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 163 Boy families living in Quebec. This was about 60% of all the recorded Boy's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Boy families in 1911.

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What did your Boy ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and rentire were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Boy. 28% of Boy men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Boy women worked as a rentire.

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Farmer

28%

Laborer

22%

Cultivateur

16%

Labourer

10%

rentire

100%

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Census Record

There are 26K census records available for the last name Boy. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Boy census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 3K immigration records available for the last name Boy. 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 19K military records available for the last name Boy. For the veterans among your Boy ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Boy lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Boy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Boy in 1951 was 54, and 81 in 2004.

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Boy Surname Meaning

English: from Middle English boy ‘young man servant’ also ‘knave’ or ‘rogue’. Compare Ladd. Scottish and Irish: variant of Bowie.

German: variant of Boye. Germanized form of Sorbian Boj: from a short form of a Slavic personal name containing the element boj ‘fight’ such as Bojsław.

French: variant of Bois.

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

Where is the Boy family from?

What did your Boy ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and rentire were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Boy. 28% of Boy men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Boy women worked as a rentire.

Data not to scale

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

Farmer

28%

Laborer

22%

Cultivateur

16%

Labourer

10%

rentire

100%

What Boy family records will you find?

What is the average Boy lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Boy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Boy in 1951 was 54, and 81 in 2004.

Boy Family History

Boy Surname Meaning

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Boy Surname Meaning

98,000 record(s) for Boy

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Where is the Boy family from?

What did your Boy ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Boy lifespan?

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