Bosanquet Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Bosanquet Surname Definition:

(? French-Teut. + Latin)? belonging to Bossancourt (France) = apparently Bosso’s Farmstead or Estate [Low Latin * Bossonis Curtis]

Bosanquet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:230,24019,179
Australia981:275,46624,785
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Wales321:96,7047,743
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Bosanquet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(? French-Teut. + Latin)? belonging to Bossancourt (France) = apparently Bosso’s Farmstead or Estate [Low Latin * Bossonis Curtis]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pierre Bosanquet of Lunel in Languedoc, at the period of the Rev. of the Edict of Nantes, had seven children, two of whom, John and David, sought refuge in England, and from the latter the various English branches are descended. The name is local, and it was formerly prefixed with 'De.'

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bosanquet Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bosanquet Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bosanquet is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bosanquet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 645,032nd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Bosanquet reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

Bosanquet is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 230,240. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, Hampshire, where 14 percent are found and Merseyside, where 13 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Bosanquet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bosanquet has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bosanquet surname expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bosanquet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bosanquet last name is principally Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bosanquet surname are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.9% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bosanquet earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 2.36% more than the national average, earning R 243,240 per year and in United States they earn 40.31% more than the national average, earning $60,543 USD per year.

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