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Bosville Surname Definition:
In the H.R. De Bosevil. Bosville is a village of 1400 inhabitants, near Yvetot in Normandy. The family were in England in 1126, and probably from the period of the Conquest.
Bosville Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Bosville Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
In the H.R. De Bosevil. Bosville is a village of 1400 inhabitants, near Yvetot in Normandy. The family were in England in 1126, and probably from the period of the Conquest.
From B. near Caudebec, Normandy. William de Boseville, with Engelger de Bohun, witnessed the charter of Kenilworth t. Henry I (Mon. ii. 114). Helias de Boseville granted lands to Nostell, York, confirmed by Henry II. (Ib. ii. 37). In 1165 William de B. held lands in Essex, Robert de B. in Suffolk (Liber Niger). In Normandy Gaufrid de B. held t. Hen. I., two fees from Hugh de Montfort and the church of Bayeux.
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