Boley surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Boley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,990 people carried this name — #6,755 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,841 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Boley.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Doubs.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Doubs 30
Marne 7
Paris 4
Haute-Saône 3
Finistère 3
Yvelines 2
Rhône 2
Vaucluse 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Boley in American newspapers,
1906–1909.

Newspaper page from The Nashville Globe carrying the name Boley
The Nashville Globe 1909-12-17
Newspaper page from Truth carrying the name Boley
Truth 1906-09-22
Newspaper page from The Citizen carrying the name Boley
The Citizen 1906-12-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,013 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Boley,
with a public archive behind them.

  • May Boley
    May Boley 1881–1963 · stage actor
  • Joe Boley
    Joe Boley 1896–1962 · baseball player
  • Gustav Adolf Boley 1835–1891 · entrepreneur
  • Ida Boley 1868–1942
  • Sophie Boley 1871–1942
  • Alfred Boley 1872–1943

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Boley is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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