Booth
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Booth is a common English surname historically associated with notable figures in theater, politics, and American history.
Aliases (9)
- Edwin Booth ×6
- John Wilkes Booth ×6
- Booth Tarkington ×5
- Charles Booth ×4
- Cherie Booth ×4
- Junius Brutus Booth ×4
- Tony Booth ×4
- William Booth ×4
- Booth theatrical family ×1
Statements (60)
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| instanceOf |
English-language surname
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person → person → person → person → person → person → person → person → surname → |
| category |
occupational surname
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topographic surname → |
| etymology |
derived from Middle English "bothe" meaning hut or temporary shelter
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| familyName |
Booth
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Booth → Booth → Booth → Booth → Booth → Booth → Tarkington → |
| givenName |
Booth
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| hasNotableBearer |
Booth Tarkington
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Charles Booth → Cherie Booth → Edwin Booth → John Wilkes Booth → Junius Brutus Booth → Tony Booth → William Booth → |
| hasOrigin |
England
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| languageOfOrigin |
English
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| notableFor |
assassinating U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865
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being a British actor and father of Cherie Booth → being a British barrister and wife of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair → being a prominent 19th-century Shakespearean actor → being an American novelist and dramatist, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction → being one of the most famous American actors of the 19th century → founding The Salvation Army → mapping poverty in London in the late 19th century → |
| notableIn |
American history
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politics → theater → |
| occupation |
Methodist preacher
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actor → actor → actor → actor → barrister → novelist → social reformer → |
| relative |
Edwin Booth
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John Wilkes Booth → Junius Brutus Booth → Junius Brutus Booth → |
| usageRegion |
Australia
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Canada → New Zealand → United Kingdom → United States → |
Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Charles Booth
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Cherie Booth → Edwin Booth → Edwin Booth → Edwina Booth → John Wilkes Booth → John Wilkes Booth → Junius Brutus Booth → Junius Brutus Booth → Mary Ann Holmes Booth → Mary McVicker Booth → Tony Booth → William Booth → |
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Booth Tarkington
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givenName |
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John Wilkes Booth
("Booth theatrical family")
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