Surname Boys (Boys 
, Боис 
, בויס 
) , around the world, is quite a common last name. The surname Boys is characteristic of Namibia, where it is quite a rare surname, Australia, and Indonesia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Boys is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Boys | United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Nigeria, Indonesia |
| Боис | Russia, Kazakhstan |
| בויס | Israel |
| بويس | Sudan, Morocco |
| sibylle boys (b. c.1370, d. in or after 1455), English literary patron (b. 1370) |
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| anton boys Flemish painter, BE (b. 1530) |
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| john boys politician (b. 1535) |
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| william boys English politician (b. 1541) |
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edward boys English theologian, GB (b. 1599) |
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john boys English noble (b. 1607) |
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| john boys English priest, GB (b. 1560) |
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| john boys English priest; Dean of Canterbury (1571-1625) (b. 1571) |
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| edward boys English politician (b. 1579) |
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| john boys English politician (b. 1607) |
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| john boys English translator of Virgil (b. 1621) |
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william boys Royal Navy officer, GB (b. 1700) |
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| william boys Surgeon and topographer, GB (b. 1735) |
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richard boys English priest, GB (b. 1785) |
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| john boys English writer on agriculture, GB (b. 1749) |
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