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 last name Bosbury occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bosbury.

How Common Is The Last Name Bosbury? popularity and diffusion

Bosbury is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Bosbury live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles.

Bosbury is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is most common in: Lincolnshire, where 44 percent are found, Greater London, where 22 percent are found and Somerset, where 11 percent are found. Not including England Bosbury occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Bosbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bosbury has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bosbury surname 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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