| ![Show Contents]() Boyland History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The original Gaelic form of Boyland was Ó Baoighealláin. 1 Early Origins of the Boyland familyThe surname Boyland was first found in Fermanagh (Irish: Fear Manach) in the southwestern part of Northern Ireland, Province of Ulster, where they held a family seat from ancient times, and were descended from the Heremon line of Kings, more specifically King Colla da Crioch, one of the three famous Kings of Colla, 357 A.D. 2 Early History of the Boyland familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boyland research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Boyland History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boyland Spelling VariationsPronunciation, rather than spelling, guided scribes and church officials when recording names during the Middle Ages. This practice often resulted in one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname Boyland are preserved in these old documents. The various spellings of the name that were found include Boylan, Boyland, O'Boylan and others. Early Notables of the Boyland familyMore information is included under the topic Early Boyland Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boyland RankingIn the United States, the name Boyland is the 12,678th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3
 Boyland migration to the United States | + |
A massive amount of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century for North America and Australia in hopes of finding more opportunities and an escape from discrimination and oppression. A great portion of these migrants arrived on the eastern shores of the North American continent. Although they were generally poor and destitute, and, therefore, again discriminated against, these Irish people were heartily welcomed for the hard labor involved in the construction of railroads, canals, roadways, and buildings. Many others were put to work in the newly established factories or agricultural projects that were so essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the world. The Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s initiated the largest wave of Iris immigration. Early North American immigration and passenger lists have revealed a number of people bearing the name Boyland or a variant listed above:
Boyland Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Boyland, who landed in America in 1764 4
Boyland Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John, Patrick, Richard, Thomas, and William Boyland, who arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860
| Boyland migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Boyland Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Robert Boyland, (Boylan), (b. 1803), aged 17, Irish seaman who was convicted in Dublin, Ireland for 7 years for felony, transported aboard the "Dorothy" on 5th May 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Boyland (post 1700) | + |
- William Frank Boyland, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly, 1982-2001 6
- Tracy L. Boyland, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000; Candidate in primary for New York State Senate 18th District, 2006 6
- Thomas Boyland, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly 54th District, 1977-82 6
- H. G. Boyland (b. 1832), American Republican politician, Member of South Dakota State Senate 36th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04 6
- William Frank Boyland Jr., New York State Assembly representative
- Steve Boyland, New Zealand former association football player
- Ari Boyland (b. 1987), New Zealand stage and television actor
- Professor Eric Boyland, Biochemist at the Institute for Cancer Research in London
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/dorothy
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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