Boyington

Boyington Meaning & Origin

About Boyington
The surname Boyington is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Boga" or "Bogo," meaning "bowman" or "archer," combined with the suffix "-ing," indicating "son of." Therefore, Boyington is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Boga" or "son of the bowman." It likely originated as a nickname or occupational name for someone skilled in archery or someone whose father was an archer.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Boyington is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Boyington: 1,397
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 19,364
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.47

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Boyington based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PNKTN
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B052305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B OY1 IH0 NG T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈbɔɪɪŋtən/
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('PNKTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B523

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Boyington in Braille

Here's how to represent Boyington in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Boyington in braille

How to sign the name Boyington using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Boyington using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Boyington in sign language

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