Bosbury Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Bosbury Surname Definition:

A parish in co. Hereford.

Bosbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Wales71:442,07621,198
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727

Bosbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in co. Hereford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bosbury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bosbury occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bosbury.

How Common Is The Last Name Bosbury? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Bosbury are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Bosbury is most numerous in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 44 percent live, Greater London, where 22 percent live and Somerset, where 11 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 37 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Bosbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bosbury has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bobury921/
Vosbury86142/
Basbury860/
Bushbury804/
Vosburry800/
Babury7733/
Boburi7730/
Bobory779/
Bobura772/
Bobure772/
Woodsbury751/
Bousboura751/
Boburer7197/
Baburay7197/
Baburoy7152/
Bhobure717/
Bobhuri715/
Baboury714/
Bosbori712/
Vosburj711/
Boobura711/
Buxbury711/
Boboura711/
Boobure711/
Vasbury710/
Wasbury710/
Boubouri676/
Bouboura676/
Baburych675/
Vosburge673/
Bouboure673/
Babourey671/
Bhojbure671/
Washbury670/

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