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Boultwood Surname Meaning

of uncertain meaning. It appears to be a compound of Middle English bolt ‘crossbow head arrow; bar bolt (for fastening a door or gate)’ also ‘bolt (of cloth) bundle’ (Old English bolt) + Middle English hod houd ‘hood’ (Old English hōd) but the sense is not obvious.

The suggestion in Reaney and Wilson that Bolt- is a spelling of Middle English bult short for bult-cloth ‘a cloth for bulting or sifting flour’ is formally possible but the idea that the name denotes someone who wore a hood made of sieving-cloth is unconvincing.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Boultwood families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Boultwood family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1891 and 1920. The most Boultwood families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 35 Boultwood families living in Essex. This was about 25% of all the recorded Boultwood's in United Kingdom. Essex had the highest population of Boultwood families in 1891.
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What did your Boultwood ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Postman and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Boultwood. 50% of Boultwood men worked as a Postman and 95% of Boultwood women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Boultwood were Nursery Hand and Housewife.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Postman
    50%
  • Nursery Hand
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    95%
  • Charwoman
    3%
  • Housewife
    3%

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