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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 55 |
| Cambridgeshire | 48 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 33 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 11 |
| Derbyshire | 23 |
| Devon | 111 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 26 |
| Essex | 67 |
| Gloucestershire | 143 |
| Hampshire | 224 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 10 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 18 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 90 |
| Lancashire | 245 |
| Leicestershire | 11 |
| Lincolnshire | 68 |
| London | 728 |
| Middlesex | 101 |
| Northumberland | 12 |
| Norfolk | 124 |
| Northamptonshire | 20 |
| Nottinghamshire | 21 |
| Oxfordshire | 27 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 18 |
| Shropshire | 13 |
| Suffolk | 120 |
| Somerset | 115 |
| Surrey | 116 |
| Sussex | 51 |
| Staffordshire | 35 |
| Warwickshire | 112 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 13 |
| Worcestershire | 42 |
| Yorkshire | 244 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 6 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 57 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 40 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 523 |
| General Labourer | 76 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 52 |
| Domestic Servant | 32 |
| Dress Maker | 31 |
| Living On Own Means | 29 |
| General Servant | 25 |
| Labourer | 21 |
| Laundress | 19 |
| General Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Farmer | 14 |
| House Keeper | 13 |
| Blacksmith | 12 |
| Coal Miner | 12 |
| Errand Boy | 12 |
| Cotton Weaver | 12 |
| Brick Layer | 11 |
| Farm Labourer | 11 |
| Clerk | 11 |
| Carpenter | 10 |
| Tailor | 10 |
| Nurse | 9 |
| General Domestic Servant | 9 |
| House Maid | 8 |
| Gardener | 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 |