Boden Family History

Boden Surname Meaning

North German: patronymic from the personal name Bode. German: topographic name for someone living in a valley bottom or the low-lying area of a field Middle High German boden ‘ground bottom’. Compare English Bottom.

Swedish (Bodén): ornamental or habitational name possibly from bod ‘small hut’ or from a placename containing this element; the adjectival suffix -én is a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’. Compare Bodin.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadáin ‘descendant of Buadán’ (see Bowden).

English: variant of Bawden.

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

Similar surnames: Bolen, Roden, Oden, Bowden, Bodeen, Bodin, Loden, Bode, Boren, Bogen

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Where is the Boden family from?

You can see how Boden families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Boden family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Boden families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 346 Boden families living in Lancashire. This was about 15% of all the recorded Boden's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Boden families in 1891.

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What did your Boden 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 Boden. 10% of Boden men worked as a General labourer and 72% of Boden women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Boden were Retired and Unpaid domestic.

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General labourer

10%

Builders labourer

Colliery hewer

Retired

Unpaid domestic duties

72%

Incapacitated

Housewife

Unpaid domestic

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Census Record

There are 58K census records available for the last name Boden. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Boden census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 7K immigration records available for the last name Boden. 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 19K military records available for the last name Boden. For the veterans among your Boden ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Boden lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Boden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Boden in 1945 was 35, and 73 in 2004.

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Boden Surname Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadáin ‘descendant of Buadán’ (see Bowden).

English: variant of Bawden.

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

Where is the Boden family from?

What did your Boden ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

General labourer

10%

Builders labourer

Colliery hewer

Retired

Unpaid domestic duties

72%

Incapacitated

Housewife

Unpaid domestic

What Boden family records will you find?

What is the average Boden lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Boden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Boden in 1945 was 35, and 73 in 2004.

Boden Family History

Boden Surname Meaning

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Boden Surname Meaning

306,000 record(s) for Boden

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Where is the Boden family from?

What did your Boden ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Boden family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Boden lifespan?

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