Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BOUGHTON
There are approximately 2,799 people named Boughton in the UK. That makes it the 3,459th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 44 are named Boughton.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
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The Boughton surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From Boughton, a place in Northamptonshire, England; the bowing or bending hill. Bouton, the steep or abrupt hill.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BOUGHTON.* The family of Boughton, baronets, derive themselves from Robert de Boveton, whose grandson William de Boveton was living temp. Edw. III. The family possessed Lawford, co. Warwick, by marriage with the heiress of Allesley, temp. Henry VL, and there they resided till the year 1781, when the representative of the family, Sir Theodosius Boughton, was poisoned by his brother-in-law. John Donellan, Esq., who was executed for the offence the same year. Shirley's Xoble and Gentle Jlen. Courthope's Debrett.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.