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UK surname

Boaden

In the 1881 census there were 197 people recorded with the Boaden surname, ranking it #12,955 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 222, ranked #18,277, down from #12,955 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bedminster, Mawgan in Meneage and Barnstaple, Bishops Tawton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Devon, Northumberland and Cornwall.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Boaden is 271 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 12.7%.

1881 census count

197

Ranked #12,955

Modern count

222

2016, ranked #18,277

Peak year

1911

271 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Boaden had 197 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,955 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 222 in 2016, ranked #18,277.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 271 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Boaden surname distribution map

The map shows where the Boaden surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Boaden surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Boaden over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 142 #13,428
1861 historical 167 #13,956
1881 historical 197 #12,955
1891 historical 237 #13,242
1901 historical 269 #12,518
1911 historical 271 #12,237
1997 modern 235 #15,895
1998 modern 241 #16,065
1999 modern 238 #16,308
2000 modern 232 #16,562
2001 modern 230 #16,415
2002 modern 220 #17,249
2003 modern 214 #17,343
2004 modern 225 #16,882
2005 modern 234 #16,388
2006 modern 234 #16,493
2007 modern 240 #16,392
2008 modern 231 #16,973
2009 modern 237 #17,052
2010 modern 238 #17,323
2011 modern 239 #17,138
2012 modern 221 #17,979
2013 modern 228 #17,864
2014 modern 227 #18,029
2015 modern 221 #18,289
2016 modern 222 #18,277

Geography

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Where Boadens are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bedminster, Mawgan in Meneage, Barnstaple, Bishops Tawton, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Warkworth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Devon, Northumberland, Cornwall, Tewkesbury and North West Leicestershire. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Bedminster Somerset
2 Mawgan in Meneage Cornwall
3 Barnstaple, Bishops Tawton Devon
4 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
5 Warkworth Northumberland

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Devon 013 East Devon
2 Northumberland 035 Northumberland
3 Cornwall 073 Cornwall
4 Tewkesbury 009 Tewkesbury
5 North West Leicestershire 001 North West Leicestershire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Boaden

These lists show first names that appear often with the Boaden surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Boaden

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Boaden, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Boaden surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Boaden household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Boaden is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Boaden is most concentrated in decile 6 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Boaden falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Boaden is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Boaden, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Boaden families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Boaden surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Cornwall leads with 73 Boadens recorded in 1881 and an index of 33.55x.

County Total Index
Cornwall 73 33.55x
Devon 46 11.50x
Somerset 11 3.56x
Gloucestershire 8 2.12x
Sussex 8 2.47x
Derbyshire 7 2.33x
Kent 6 0.92x
Lanarkshire 5 0.80x
Middlesex 5 0.26x
Nottinghamshire 5 1.93x
Yorkshire 5 0.26x
Glamorgan 4 1.20x
Surrey 4 0.43x
Aberdeenshire 2 1.12x
Cumberland 2 1.21x
Pembrokeshire 2 3.27x
Durham 1 0.17x
Hertfordshire 1 0.75x
Staffordshire 1 0.15x
Wiltshire 1 0.59x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Barnstaple in Devon leads with 18 Boadens recorded in 1881 and an index of 286.62x.

Place Total Index
Barnstaple 18 286.62x
Mawgan In Meneage 15 2631.58x
Landewednack 13 3333.33x
Cury 11 3793.10x
Bedminster 7 24.08x
St Stephens By Saltash 7 744.68x
Chesterfield 6 53.19x
Cranbrook 6 215.83x
East Stonehouse 6 76.14x
Bristol St James St Paul 5 39.78x
Govan 5 3.25x
Lenton 5 81.97x
Thorverton 5 819.67x
Aberdare 4 17.41x
Bilton Cum Harrogate 4 61.44x
Camberwell 4 3.26x
Exeter St David 4 116.96x
Exton 4 1481.48x
Great Torrington 4 176.21x
Horsted Keynes 4 526.32x
Portslade 4 202.02x
Bethnal Green London 3 3.59x
Helston 3 132.74x
Silverton 3 361.45x
St Gluvias Penryn 3 172.41x
St Keverne 3 250.00x
Stapleton 3 41.96x
Wendron 3 99.34x
Aberdeen St Nicholas 2 6.01x
Butterleigh 2 2500.00x
Camborne 2 22.32x
Egremont 2 50.76x
Mullion 2 500.00x
St Clement 2 88.11x
Steynton 2 101.52x
Tiverton 2 29.03x
Berkhampstead 1 33.56x
Bodmin 1 27.78x
Bradford 1 2.17x
Bradford On Avon 1 18.38x
Breage 1 50.25x
Collierley 1 39.22x
East Portlemouth 1 500.00x
Kensington London 1 0.94x
Kenwyn 1 17.57x
Kingsbridge 1 99.01x
Landrake 1 208.33x
Madron Penzance 1 12.64x
Newcastle Under Lyme 1 8.71x
Perranzabuloe 1 53.19x
Phillack 1 35.59x
Shardlow 1 175.44x
St Martin In Meneage 1 384.62x
St Pancras London 1 0.65x
Zennor 1 250.00x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Boaden surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 20
Elizabeth 11
Jane 9
Ellen 5
Alice 3
Ann 3
Annie 3
Eliza 3
Emma 3
Sarah 3
Christiana 2
Frances 2
Janie 2
Julia 2
Louisa 2
Agnes 1
Anne 1
Blanche 1
Clara 1
Dinah 1
E.F. 1
Eleanor 1
Esther 1
Hannah 1
Isabella 1
Jemima 1
Jenefer 1
Josephine 1
Lilly 1
Margaret 1
Matilda 1
Nellie 1
Rachel 1
Rebecca 1
Rosa 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Boaden surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

FAQ

Boaden surname: questions and answers

How common was the Boaden surname in 1881?

In 1881, 197 people were recorded with the Boaden surname. That placed it at #12,955 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Boaden surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 222 in 2016. That gives Boaden a modern rank of #18,277.

What does the Boaden map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Boaden bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.