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Boon Family History

Boon Surname Meaning

English: variant of Boone. Dutch: from a shortened form of the personal name Boudijn itself shortened from Boudewijn (see Baldwin) or from Latin Bonifatius (see Boniface) a Christian saint's name.

Dutch: from boon ‘bean’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a bean grower or perhaps a nickname for a tall thin man (with reference to the stringbean).

Chinese: Teochew or Hokkien or Hainanese Romanization of the surname 文 see Wen.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Boon family from?

You can see how Boon families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Boon family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Boon families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 426 Boon families living in London. This was about 15% of all the recorded Boon's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Boon families in 1891.
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What did your Boon ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Boon. 10% of Boon men worked as a General Labourer and 71% of Boon women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Boon were Farm Labourer and Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    10%
  • Builders Labourer
    4%
  • Bricklayer
    4%
  • Farm Labourer
    3%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    71%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Domestic Duties
    2%

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Passenger Lists

There are 12,000 immigration records available for the last name Boon. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 10,000 military records available for the last name Boon. For the veterans among your Boon ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Boon lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Boon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1967, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Boon in 1962 was 76, and 76 in 2004.

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