Boatwright
Boatwright is a surname of English origin, meaning boat builder.[1] It is frequently spelt Boatright without the "w". The name may refer to:
- Brad Boatright, American musician, record producer, and mastering engineer
- Brian Boatright, justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
- Daniel E. Boatwright (born 1930), American politician from California; state legislator 1973–80
- Danni Boatwright (born 1975), American beauty queen and model
- Frederic W. Boatwright (1868–1951), American college president
- Helen Boatwright (1916–2010), American soprano who specialized in the performance of American song
- Jim Boatwright (1951–2013), American-Israeli basketball player
- John B. Boatwright (1881–1965), Virginia lawyer and legislator
- Kenneth Boatright, American football defensive end
- McHenry Boatwright (1928–1994), American operatic bass-baritone and singing teacher
- Peter Boatwright, American non-fiction writer and an Associate Professor of Marketing at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University
- Ryan Boatright (born 1992), American professional basketball player
- Todd Boatwright (born 1965), American television news anchor of News 8 Austin's weekday morning news
Fictional
- August, June and May Boatwright, fictional three sisters of the Sue Monk Kidd's novel The Secret Life of Bees
- Ruth Anne "Bone" Boatwright is the fictional narrator of Dorothy Allison's debut novel Bastard out of Carolina
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 1. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
Categories:
- Surnames
- Occupational surnames