Boyce Name Meaning: From old french 'bois' meaning wood. A patronymic form of the middle english nickname 'boy','lad'.
This name could be locational for someone who lived near a wood. The informal language used in this context may indicate the 'boy' were a servant.
Discover how your Boyce ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 22 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 63 |
| Cambridgeshire | 104 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 10 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 15 |
| Devon | 101 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 59 |
| Essex | 46 |
| Gloucestershire | 121 |
| Hampshire | 288 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 13 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 9 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 153 |
| Lancashire | 173 |
| Leicestershire | 13 |
| Lincolnshire | 70 |
| London | 937 |
| Middlesex | 64 |
| Northumberland | 17 |
| Norfolk | 285 |
| Northamptonshire | 42 |
| Nottinghamshire | 36 |
| Oxfordshire | 36 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 9 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 177 |
| Somerset | 195 |
| Surrey | 101 |
| Sussex | 46 |
| Staffordshire | 60 |
| Warwickshire | 150 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 23 |
| Worcestershire | 46 |
| Yorkshire | 185 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 28 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 28 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 743 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 89 |
| General Labourer | 46 |
| Labourer | 45 |
| Dress Maker | 42 |
| Domestic Servant | 33 |
| General Servant | 33 |
| Laundress | 27 |
| Carpenter | 23 |
| Bricklayer | 20 |
| Annuitant | 19 |
| Coal Miner | 17 |
| Farm Labourer | 15 |
| General Domestic Servant | 14 |
| House Keeper | 14 |
| Charwoman | 13 |
| Servant | 11 |
| Gardener | 10 |
| No Occupation | 9 |
| Painter | 9 |
| Carman | 8 |
| None | 8 |
| Tailor | 8 |
| Tailoress | 8 |
| General Servant Domestic | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Boyce | 1,742 |
| Mary Boyce | 1,429 |
| John Boyce | 1,164 |
| George Boyce | 981 |
| Elizabeth Boyce | 953 |
| James Boyce | 865 |
| Sarah Boyce | 786 |
| Thomas Boyce | 762 |
| Charles Boyce | 600 |
| Henry Boyce | 568 |
| Ann Boyce | 485 |
| Ellen Boyce | 393 |
| Eliza Boyce | 381 |
| Alice Boyce | 373 |
| Jane Boyce | 373 |
| Joseph Boyce | 359 |
| Emma Boyce | 347 |
| Frederick Boyce | 345 |
| Annie Boyce | 335 |
| Robert Boyce | 332 |
| Arthur Boyce | 322 |
| Emily Boyce | 320 |
| Edward Boyce | 299 |
| Alfred Boyce | 260 |
| Albert Boyce | 245 |