Bosswell Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Bosswell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bosswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Bosswell (194) may also be a first name.

Bosswell Last Name Facts

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

Bosswell is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bosswell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Bosswell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Bosswell reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bosswell is also the 651,944th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 194 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Bosswell is most common in: California, where 64 percent reside, Texas, where 18 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Bosswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bosswell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bosswell surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bosswell Last Name Statistics demography

Bosswell earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning $51,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boswell9342,763/
Bosswel932/
Busswell8834/
Basswell884/
Booswell882/
Botswell881/
Boyswell880/
Boshwell880/
Bouswell880/
Boswel8694/
Boswll861/
Buswell804,527/
Baswell803,279/
Boxwell80889/
Voswell808/
Beswell803/
Bosuell801/
Boswele801/
Boswill801/
Bauswell75222/
Bushwell7548/
Bochwell752/
Boussbel751/
Bosouell751/
Baaswell751/
Beeswell750/
Baeswell750/
Basswill750/
Baswwell750/
Baswel71323/
Bosuel717/
Boussouel716/
Boxwel712/
Beswel711/
Voswel711/
Botchwell711/
Bassuel67173/
Baswele6727/
Boxwill6715/
Bousbel677/
Boisbel672/
Bussuel671/
Vosbell671/
Bauswel671/
Boxbell671/
Bozuell671/
Beeswel671/
Baxwell670/
Basuell670/
Buxwell670/
Basweel670/
Bozwill670/
Buswill670/
Baswill670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bosswell
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