Boyland
surname · Latin script
Meaning: from Boyland (Norfolk) or Boyland in Dunsford (Devon); first attested Ralph de Boilund 1198 FFNf
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈbɔɪɫənd/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Boyland is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- GBUnited Kingdom
- USUnited States
- AUAustralia
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from Boyland (Norfolk) or Boyland in Dunsford (Devon); first attested Ralph de Boilund 1198 FFNf.
Sources 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Boyland is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, (i) Ralph de Boilund 1198 FFNf; John Boilonde 1349 FFW; Robert de Booylond 14th Hylle. From Boyland (Nf), or Boyland in Dunsford (D). (ii) Irish Boylan is from Ó Baoighealldin, the meaning of which is unknown.
as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Carlos Bellob. 1815CLnot in their usual nameChilean writer (1815-1854)
- Desmond Ernest Boylandb. 1941botanist
- Doe Boylandb. 1955USAmerican baseball player
- John Tang Boylandb. 1965USAmerican computer scientist (1965-)
- William Boyland, Jr.b. 1970USAmerican politician in New York (born 1970)
- Tracy L. Boylandb. 1970USAmerican politician
- Rosanne Boylandb. 1987USparticipant in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 8 sources across 2 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.4K | #19,498 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 1.4K | #18,724 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.3K | #20,034 |
| GB United Kingdom | A Dictionary of English Surnames (Reaney & Wilson, 1991) | — | — | — |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Boyland mean, and where does it come from?
- from Boyland (Norfolk) or Boyland in Dunsford (Devon); first attested Ralph de Boilund 1198 FFNf. Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- How do you pronounce Boyland?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈbɔɪɫənd/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Boyland have the most bearers?
- Boyland is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Boyland”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.