Boynton
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Bofa + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement; town”).
Proper noun
Boynton (countable and uncountable, plural Boyntons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA136682).
- An unincorporated community in Catoosa County, Georgia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Missouri, United States.
- A town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
- Boynton Beach
- Boynton illusion
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Boynton is the 5024th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6983 individuals. Boynton is most common among White (82.0%) and Black/African American (12.95%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boynton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 210.
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