The Boys surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 704 people carried this name — #32,632 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is down 4% from 733 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 60 people named Boys.
Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Marne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Boys,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Boys d. 1447 · politician
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George Sayer Boys d. 1859 · naval officer
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Anne Kingsley d. 1713
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Caroline Goodrich Dobbie d. 1876
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Sibylle Boys 1370–1400 · patron of the arts
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Isabella Boys 1427–1449
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Boys.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Boys 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.