Given name & surname
Boynton
“from the town near the river Boyne”
Boynton is used as a given name and a surname. One Irish interpretation is “from the town near the river Boyne.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “from the town near the river Boyne.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Boynton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1923. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,664 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Boynton’s family of names
Boynton has a related form in Boyntan. Boynton has a related form in Boynten. Boynton has a related form in Boyntin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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