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Boughton
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English
Etymology
From the en ang - personal name ang Bucca, a byname from ang bucc buck, he-goat, + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
Proper noun
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en uncountable A placename:
en village/and/cpar in dist/King's Lynn and West Norfolk co/Norfolk cc/England OS grid ref TF7002. Parish map (Norfolk)
en village/and/cpar to the north of town/Northampton in uauth/West Northamptonshire co/Northamptonshire cc/England formerly in dist/Daventry OS grid ref SP7565. Parish map (Northamptonshire)
en village par/Ollerton and Boughton dist/Newark and Sherwood co/Nottinghamshire cc/England OS grid ref SK6768.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Boughton Malherbe
en Boughton under Blean
en Ollerton and Boughton
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Boughton is the 9978th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3233 individuals. Boughton is most common among White (87.5%) individuals.
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