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 | 39 |
| Buckinghamshire | 16 |
| Berkshire | 54 |
| Cambridgeshire | 101 |
| Channel Islands | 14 |
| Cheshire | 30 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 26 |
| Devon | 70 |
| Dorset | 8 |
| Durham | 67 |
| Essex | 124 |
| Gloucestershire | 192 |
| Hampshire | 270 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 13 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 153 |
| Lancashire | 248 |
| Leicestershire | 18 |
| Lincolnshire | 59 |
| London | 821 |
| Middlesex | 117 |
| Northumberland | 29 |
| Norfolk | 209 |
| Northamptonshire | 45 |
| Nottinghamshire | 37 |
| Oxfordshire | 38 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 174 |
| Somerset | 133 |
| Surrey | 181 |
| Sussex | 53 |
| Staffordshire | 39 |
| Warwickshire | 155 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 46 |
| Worcestershire | 90 |
| Yorkshire | 217 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 6 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 81 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 59 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 81 |
| Living On Own Means | 49 |
| Dress Maker | 38 |
| Scholar | 37 |
| General Servant Domestic | 33 |
| Domestic Servant | 24 |
| Laundress Wash | 24 |
| Cook Domestic | 21 |
| Farmer | 18 |
| Charwoman | 15 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 14 |
| House Maid Domestic | 13 |
| Bricklayer | 12 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 11 |
| Carpenter | 11 |
| Blacksmith | 9 |
| None | 9 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 9 |
| Gardener Domestic | 9 |
| School Boy | 9 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 9 |
| Clerk | 8 |
| Commercial Clerk | 8 |
| Dressmaker | 8 |
| General 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 |