Boys Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Boys Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Boys family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 209
Agricultural Labourer 18
Dress Maker 17
Domestic Servant 12
Cotton Weaver 12
Carpenter 10
Labourer 9
General Labourer 8
General Servant Domestic 8
Farm Servant Indoor 7
Annuitant 6
Gardener Domestic Servant 5
Independent 5
Laundress 5
Tailor 5
Cook 4
Dressmaker 4
General Servant 4
Servant 4
Draper Assistant 4
Worsted Weaver 4
Nurse Domestic Servant 4
Vicars Daughter 4
House Keeper 3
Coal Miner 3

Boys Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Boyes 80% 19,042
2 Boys 100% 9,593
3 Bayes 60% 7,798
4 Bays 75% 3,272
5 Boyse 80% 642
6 Byas 50% 564

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The surname Boys is the 2nd most popular variant of Boyes.

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