The boatman Surname

boatman Name Meaning and History

English: occupational name from Middle English bot(e) ‘boat’ + man ‘man’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The boatman name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the boatman family name as far back in history as possible.

boatman Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of boatman Families in the US in 1920

Number of boatman families

31-59

11-30

1-10

Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Samuel Jackson Boatman	TomBoatman91	7
Robert Boatman of Kentucky & Indiana	Dave Boatman	7
RELATIVES OF CAROLYN JEAN BOATMAN-REAGLES	elisaleissner	2
Finding Boatman Family	TimothyBoatman67	1
Rae Nell Forrester Boatman	arminta48	0
Boatman from Oklahoma	mandyadkinsinfo	1
boatman and cherokee indians	rose_girl98	0
Homer Lee Boatman married Fern Marie Robson?? OK	K_Bensuk	1
Morris & Viola Boatman Family photo	Not_A_Relative	0
Edwin & Lydia Boatman	jscheetz1	2

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