Boat Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Boat Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Boat family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 4
No Occupation 2
Griswork Hand 2
General Domestic Servant 1
Retired Watch Dealer 1
Brass Fitter 1
Cutlery Manufacturer 1
General Agricultural Labourer 1
Silver Warehouse 1
Winchman 1
Domestic Parlourmaid 1
Publican 1
Shipwright 1
Silk Winder Silk Mill 1
Boot & Shoe Pressman 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Bricklayer's Labourer 1
Butcher 1
Cottons Patent Machinist 1
Organ Builder 1
Domestic House Keeper 1
Mariner Coal Hewer 1
Navvy 1
Domestic Cook 1
Stableman Domestic 1

Boat Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bate 50% 39,237
2 Boot 75% 11,937
3 Beet 50% 3,890
4 Boote 60% 3,252
5 Beat 75% 1,079
6 Boat 100% 545
7 Beatie 50% 532
8 Bute 25% 437
9 But 50% 398
10 Batie 40% 352
11 Boit 75% 231
12 Beate 60% 194
13 Bat 75% 168
14 Bot 75% 157
15 Bout 75% 123
16 Boate 80% 122

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The surname Boat is the 6th most popular variant of Bate.

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