Bossingham Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bossingham Surname Definition:

BESYNGHAM: Henry de Besyngham, most probably an Englishman, witnessed a donation to the Hospital of Soltre, c. 1153—77 (Soltre, p. 4). There are places named Bassingham in the counties of Norfolk and Lincoln.

Bossingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
England201:2,785,90397,972
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Bossingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BESYNGHAM: Henry de Besyngham, most probably an Englishman, witnessed a donation to the Hospital of Soltre, c. 1153—77 (Soltre, p. 4). There are places named Bassingham in the counties of Norfolk and Lincoln.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Bossingham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bossingham occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bossingham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,092,155th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Bossingham live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 1,794,351. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 21 percent reside, Indiana, where 17 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Bossingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bossingham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bossingham last name expanded 918 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bossingham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bossingham surname are 21.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.57% registered with the political party.

Bossingham earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.4% less than the national average, earning $38,661 USD per year.

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