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

The last name Bosswell occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bosswell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bosswell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name 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. It is also the 651,944th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 194 people.

The surname Bosswell is most common in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 64 percent are found, Texas, where 18 percent are found and Michigan, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Bosswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bosswell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bosswell last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 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
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  • 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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