Bosley Surname
Approximately 11,809 people bear this surname
Bosley Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Bosley (Bosa’s wood), in Cheshire.
Bosley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,542 | 1:37,986 | 4,692 |
| England | 1,240 | 1:44,934 | 5,669 |
| Canada | 291 | 1:126,617 | 13,224 |
| Wales | 212 | 1:14,597 | 1,597 |
| Australia | 194 | 1:139,153 | 14,991 |
| New Zealand | 120 | 1:37,736 | 6,411 |
| Israel | 77 | 1:111,138 | 12,490 |
| Northern Ireland | 23 | 1:80,219 | 5,468 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Norfolk Island | 6 | 1:382 | 64 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 680 | 1:35,846 | 4,669 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,483 | 1:33,863 | 4,049 |
Bosley (66) may also be a first name.
Bosley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Bosley (Bosa’s wood), in Cheshire.
A parish in Cheshire.
Bosley Demographics
Average Male Bosley Height
176.93 cm
Average Female Bosley Height
163.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bosley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bosley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bosley occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bosley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bosley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 44,000th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 617,118 people. Bosley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Bosley are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bosley is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 66 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 9,542 people, or 1 in 37,986. In The United States Bosley is most common in: Maryland, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Bosley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bosley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 643 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,060 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bosley Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bosley surname are 18.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.94% registered with the party.
The amount Bosley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.12% more than the national average, earning R 313,956 per year; in United States they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning $41,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $53,095 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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