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- Boston - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Boston
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: English
The US city is named after the English town (from which several prominent colonists had come), which itself is sometimes said to be named as a contraction of Botolph's town or Botolph's stone (the name Botolph itself coming from Old English Botwulf, from boda + wulf). However, this is uncertain.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
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Popularity by Country
Boston
Rank #2223
Frequency
15,003 people (5.56 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 54.8% Hispanic 1.53% Black 40.72% Asian/PI 0.49% Native Am. 0.83% Two+ 1.63%
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