Booth (surname)

Booth is a surname of northern English and Scottish origin, but arguably of pre 7th century Norse-Viking origins. It is or rather was, topographical, and described a person who lived in a small barn or bothy. Derived from the word "both", the word was used to denote various kinds of shelter, but especially a herdsman's dwelling on a summer pasture. The surname is most popular in Northern England, where early Scandinavian influence was marked, and to some extent in Scotland.

One of the most-recognised persons with the surname Booth, is John Wilkes Booth, an American actor, better known for being the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.

At the time of the British Census of 1881,[1] its relative frequency was highest in Cheshire (4.2 times the British average), followed by Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Aberdeenshire, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire and Westmorland. In all other British counties, its relative frequency was below national average. The name Booth may refer to:

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  • Calvin Booth (born 1976), American National Basketball Association assistant manager and former player
  • Catherine Booth (1829–1890), co-founder of the Salvation Army with her husband William Booth
  • Catherine Bramwell-Booth (1883–1987), Salvation Army officer born Catherine Booth Booth, granddaughter of Catherine Booth
  • Charles Booth (social reformer) (1840–1916), English social researcher and reformer
  • Charles G. Booth (1896–1949), British-born American writer of detective fiction and Academy Award winner
  • Cherie Blair (born 1954), née Booth, wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair
  • Chris Booth (born 1948), New Zealand sculptor
  • Christopher Booth (1924-2012), English clinician and historian
  • Colin Booth (mycologist) (1924–2003), English mycologist and phytopathologist
  • Colin Booth (born 1934), English footballer and winner of two league championship medals
  • Connie Booth (born 1940), American writer, actress and psychotherapist, former wife of John Cleese

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  • Edwin Booth (1833–1893), American actor, brother of John Wilkes Booth
  • Edwin Henry Booth (1828-1899), English founder of Booths supermarkets
  • Edwin J. Booth (born 1955), English businessman, chair of Booths, great-great-grandson of Edwin H.
  • Edwina Booth (1904–1991), American actress born Josephine Woodruff
  • Emily Booth (born 1976), British actress and TV presenter
  • Emma Scarr Booth (1835–1927), British-born American novelist, poet
  • Emma Booth-Tucker (1860–1903), Salvation Army officer, 4th child of William and Catherine Booth
  • Ernie Booth (1876–1935), New Zealand rugby union player and coach
  • Eugene T. Booth (1912–2004), American nuclear physicist
  • Evangeline Booth (1865–1950), 4th General of the Salvation Army, 7th child of William and Catherine Booth
  • Evelyn Booth (1897–1988), Irish botanist

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  • Felix Booth (1775–1850), British gin distiller and promoter of Arctic exploration
  • Franklin Booth (1874–1948), American artist and illustrator
  • Frederick Booth (1890–1960), Rhodesian recipient of the Victoria Cross

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  • Kate Booth (1858–1955), English Salvationist and evangelist, eldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth
  • Kathleen Booth (1922–2022), British pioneering computer scientist, created the first assembly language
  • Keith Booth (born 1974), American basketball coach and former player
  • Kim Booth (born 1951), Australian politician
  • Kristin Booth (born 1974), Canadian actress

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  • Lauren Booth (born 1967), British journalist, broadcaster and activist, half-sister of Cherie Booth
  • Lawrence Booth (c. 1420–1480), Prince-Bishop of Durham, Lord Chancellor of England and Archbishop of York
  • Lewis Booth (born 1948), British accountant and business executive
  • Lindy Booth (born 1979), Canadian actress
  • Lucy Booth (1868–1953), Salvation Army officer, 8th child of William and Catherine Booth

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  • Richard Booth (1938–2019), Welsh bookseller, pioneer of second-hand bookselling in Hay-on-Wye

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See also

References
  1. "Booth Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014

[1]

  1. "Surname Database: Booth Last Name Origin".
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