The Boyette surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,032 people carried this name — #6,711 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,500 people counted. That is down 1% from 5,082 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 36 people named Boyette.

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

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Moselle 13
Meurthe-et-Moselle 11
Meuse 4
Alpes-Maritimes 3
Paris 3
Ain 1

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

In print

Boyette in American newspapers,
1912.

Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Boyette
The Birmingham Age-herald 1912-11-02
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Boyette
The Montgomery Advertiser 1912-11-02
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Boyette
The Montgomery Advertiser 1912-07-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

Who carried it

People named Boyette,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pat Boyette
    Pat Boyette 1923–2000 · screenwriter
  • Garland Boyette 1940–2022 · American football player
  • Mike Boyette 1941–2012 · professional wrestler

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Boyette,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States193 records

193 records of the Boyette name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 144
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 39
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John E. Boyette

    Born 1922 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Bragg; filling station attendant. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1986, buried at Quantico National Cemetery, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Jessie Richard Boyette

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1932, died 1995; buried at Zion Hill Cemetery, Jonesboro, Louisiana.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Rosina Boyette

    Born 1923 in Essel, Germany. Entered the United States at New York in 1949. Listed in the U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 193 records for Boyette in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

France16 records

16 records of the Boyette name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Roland Henri Boyette

    Born 1950 in Oyonnax; died 1970 in Oyonnax (Ain).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Georgette Marie Julia Boyette

    Born 1900 in Saint-Denis (Paris); died 1982 in Vittel (Vosges).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marcel Victor Boyette

    Born 1911 in Lagarde (Moselle); died 1999 in Cirey-sur-Vezouze (Meurthe-et-Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Boyette in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Boyette name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Joseph Boyette

    From Omméray, Château-Salins. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 8 August 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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