The Boynton surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,983 people carried this name — #5,024 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,816 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Boynton surname

A habitational surname from Old English.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Boynton» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

95 families named Boynton, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 605 people lived in those households, 6.4 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 39
New Hampshire 29
Maine 19
Vermont 7
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 230 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Boynton in American newspapers,
1884–1905.

Newspaper page from The Courier-journal carrying the name Boynton
The Courier-journal 1905-06-04
Newspaper page from Daily Evening Bulletin carrying the name Boynton
Daily Evening Bulletin 1884-01-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 150,994 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Boynton in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

3,137 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Boynton. The most, 667, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,535
Victoria 611
Queensland 530
South Australia 178
Western Australia 163
Tasmania 63
ACT (Canberra) 42
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Boynton.

Who carried it

People named Boynton,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Thomas Boynton d. 1919 · curator
  • Constance Maude Boynton d. 1895
  • Henry Boynton d. 1719
  • Charlotte Topham d. 1767
  • Griffith Wilfrid Norman Boynton d. 1966
  • Levi Boynton Jr. d. 2009

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

In the public record

People named Boynton,
in the records of 5 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 States710 records

710 records of the Boynton name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 284
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 156
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 118
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 70
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 38
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 36
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Melville S. Boynton

    Born 1918 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1946 at Salt Lake City, Utah; baggage porter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles Benham Boynton

    Born 1947; from Baltimore, Maryland. U.S. Navy, hospital corpsman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ann Boynton

    Arrived at New York in 1837 aboard the Silvanus Jenkins from Liverpool, aged 22; farmer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 710 records for Boynton in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia95 records

95 records of the Boynton name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 64
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 13
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 9
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Boynton

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Fanny, aged 23; Canadian.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles J. Boynton

    Carpenter of Malvern, Victoria; died 1925.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Muriel Hainsworth Boynton

    Of Bellevue Hill, New South Wales; died 1937.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 95 records for Boynton in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom10 records

10 records of the Boynton name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 7
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  • Stirling Council burial records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Alistair Cavan Boynton

    Died 1999, aged 45; buried at Kippen Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mathias Boynton

    Buried in 1814 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 63.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. Boynton

    Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Boynton in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Boynton name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alfred James Boynton

    Died 1919; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Adeline B. Boynton

    Buried in 1951 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record David William Boynton

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Boynton in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Boynton 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 Claude Helmer Antoine Boynton

    Born 1928 in Levallois-Perret (Paris); died 1987 in Saint-Julien-de-la-Liègue (Eure).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Genevieve Olga Jeanne Boynton

    Born 1899 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines); died 1986 in Saint-Mandé (Val-de-Marne).

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

    Born 1897 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines); died 1988 in Ivry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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