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Boutell Family History

Boutell Surname Meaning

English (Essex and Suffolk): nickname perhaps for a flour sifter from Anglo-Norman boletel buletel ‘sieve bolting-cloth’ (Old French buletel earlier buretel) ‘sieve’.

In Middle English buletel was used to denote a kind of cloth especially prepared for sifting and the name may have been given to a maker of this cloth or be a shortened form of Boulter.

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


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You can see how Boutell families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Boutell family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Boutell families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 70 Boutell families living in Essex. This was about 36% of all the recorded Boutell's in United Kingdom. Essex had the highest population of Boutell families in 1891.
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What did your Boutell ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Boutell. 86% of Boutell women worked as an Unpaid 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 Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    86%
  • Housewife
    7%
  • Incapacitated
    5%
  • Domestic Servant
    5%

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Passenger Lists

There are 509 immigration records available for the last name Boutell. 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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Draft Cards

There are 934 military records available for the last name Boutell. For the veterans among your Boutell ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Boutell lifespan?

Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Boutell life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1982, and highest in 1969. The average life expectancy for Boutell in 1961 was 67, and 62 in 2004.

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