Boynton

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Bofa + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement; town”).

Proper noun

Boynton (countable and uncountable, plural Boyntons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA136682).
   2. An unincorporated community in Catoosa County, Georgia, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Missouri, United States.
   4. A town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Boynton Beach
• Boynton illusion

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Boynton is the 5024^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6983 individuals. Boynton is most common among White (82.0%) and Black/African American (12.95%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boynton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 210.

Anagrams

• botonny