Globally, Boughton (Boughton 
) is a very rare principally feminine, but very seldom male first name. The given name Boughton is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is an extremely rare female name. Much more prevalently, Boughton is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Boughton | Canada, United States, Ireland, Australia, United Kingdom |
| smith a. boughton American physician and political activist from Rensselaer County, New York (b. 1810) |
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| willis boughton (b. 1854) |
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| sir edward boughton, 5th bt. (died 1721), GB |
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| shuckburgh boughton (died 1763) |
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| sir william boughton, 3rd bt. (died 1683) |
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| reece boughton English rugby union footballer, GB (b. 1995) |
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