Explore the Family Name Boyland

The meaning of Boyland

1. English: habitational name from any of the places in Devon and Norfolk named Boyland. The Norfolk placename is derived from the Old English personal name Boia + lund ‘grove’ (Old Norse lundr). 2. Irish: variant of Boylan.

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How common is the last name Boyland in the United States?

According to the data gathered from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Boyland saw a slight fluctuation between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 18,724 in terms of popularity before experiencing a minor decrease of 4.13% to rank 19,498 in 2010. The count of individuals bearing the Boyland surname increased slightly by 2.21% from 1,355 in 2000 to 1,385 in 2010. On the other hand, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 6% from 0.5 to 0.47 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,724	#19,498	-4.13%
Count	1,355	1,385	2.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.47	-6%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boyland

Regarding the ethnic identity of individuals with the surname Boyland, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates changes between 2000 and 2010. The most significant change was observed in those identifying as two or more races, which experienced an increase of 126.27%, from 1.18% to 2.67%. Individuals identifying as White decreased by 12.19%, from 41.03% to 36.03%. The Hispanic demographic saw an increase of 77.12%, from 1.18% to 2.09%. The proportion of individuals identifying as Black increased by 4.96%, from 55.65% to 58.41%. No changes were recorded for individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	55.65%	58.41%	4.96%
White	41.03%	36.03%	-12.19%
Two or More Races	1.18%	2.67%	126.27%
Hispanic	1.18%	2.09%	77.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%