Boswell Forename

195,254th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,572 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Boswell Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller by] the spring where the cattle are watered.

Boswell Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia-6501:24,3921,968
Malawi
100%
2331:73,4434,317
United States
91%
 
1761:2,059,86934,033
Jamaica-1671:17,2651,548
Zimbabwe
100%
1221:126,4258,646
South Africa
100%
1091:500,30023,946
England
100%
241:2,316,78827,983
Canada-161:2,070,83630,435
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
151:90,7616,535
India
100%
131:93,452,1521,297,197
Nigeria
100%
81:22,195,545185,172
Scotland
100%
61:891,7289,103
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
51:22,3162,594
China-51:273,211,15675,889
United States Virgin Islands-51:21,9492,239
Uganda
100%
41:10,239,23065,177
Saint Kitts and Nevis-21:27,4302,159
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Malaysia
50%
 
21:15,224,970260,513
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Philippines
100%
11:106,009,477690,015
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Barbados-11:289,7893,893

Boswell (42,763) may also be a surname.

Boswell Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller by] the spring where the cattle are watered.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Boswell Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bosswell93194/
Booswell932/
Boyswell932/
Boswhell931/
Boshwell931/
Boswel9268/
Baswell8682/
Beswell8623/
Boxwell8615/
Buswell869/
Bosswel861/
Bodswel861/
Boswill861/
Bauswell806/
Beshwell802/
Beeswell802/
Butswell802/
Batswell801/
Besswell801/
Beswel7737/
Baswel7728/
Bosbel774/
Buswel774/
Boswil771/
Bosswheel751/
Bossuel718/
Vaswell714/
Baxwell712/
Boswild711/
Beshwel711/
Besswel711/
Basswel711/
Bushwel711/
Vuswell711/
Beswill711/
Bashwill671/
Bswlw671/
Bussbell671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boswell