Bostwick Surname
Approximately 7,225 people bear this surname
Bostwick Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Bostock (Bota's cell), in Cheshire.
Bostwick Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,582 | 1:55,068 | 6,574 |
| England | 274 | 1:203,351 | 17,687 |
| Bahamas | 130 | 1:3,013 | 383 |
| Canada | 93 | 1:396,189 | 35,081 |
| Guyana | 41 | 1:18,591 | 2,383 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1:28,165 | 1,050 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 149 | 1:163,593 | 14,057 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,977 | 1:25,401 | 3,140 |
Bostwick (15) may also be a first name.
Bostwick Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Bostock (Bota's cell), in Cheshire.
(Cornish British) Local. The house near the haven or creek; from Bos, a house, and wick, a haven or creek. It may be from the Dutch Bosch, a wood, and wick, the town in the wood. Boswick, in the Cornish—British, is the dwelling near the harbor or village.
Bostwick Demographics
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Bostwick Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bostwick Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bostwick is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bostwick? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bostwick is the 68,717th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,008,657 people. Bostwick is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Bostwick reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bostwick is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 15 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,582 people, or 1 in 55,068. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent are found, Georgia, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and The Bahamas, where 2 percent are found.
Bostwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bostwick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bostwick last name rose 333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 184 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bostwick Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bostwick last name are 16.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.7% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bostwick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.31% less than the national average, earning R 101,436 per year; in United States they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $46,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $49,918 CAD per year.
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Bostwick Reference & Research
Bostick DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Bostick FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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