Boswijk Surname
Approximately 389 people bear this surname
Boswijk Surname User-submission:
The Boswijk surname comes from the words bos (woodland) and wijk (district).
It is said that for taxation, when the french occupied Holland they created the 'surnom' to separate and register people. Names from trades or districts were common.
Read More About This SurnameBoswijk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 367 | 1:46,014 | 7,824 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Boswijk Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Boswijk surname comes from the words bos (woodland) and wijk (district).
It is said that for taxation, when the french occupied Holland they created the 'surnom' to separate and register people. Names from trades or districts were common. The ancestor was asked what his trade was to which replied 'Farmer - Boer'.
Bij't Wieke lngs de Bos!' He replied. And so became Boswijk (it is said).
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Where Does The Last Name Boswijk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boswijk occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boswijk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 741,235th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Boswijk reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 46,014. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 25 percent are found, Groningen, where 20 percent are found and Utrecht, where 16 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands Boswijk is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.
Boswijk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Boswijk has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boswik | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boswick | 86 | 171 | / |
| Voswijk | 86 | 41 | / |
| Boswisk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bowik | 83 | 14 | / |
| Bosswick | 80 | 21 | / |
| Botswick | 80 | 2 | / |
| Boshwick | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bowick | 77 | 790 | / |
| Bosvik | 77 | 67 | / |
| Bhowik | 77 | 18 | / |
| Boswyk | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bosuik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bowaik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bowiek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beswik | 77 | 0 | / |
| Beswick | 71 | 9,186 | / |
| Baswick | 71 | 85 | / |
| Bouweik | 71 | 60 | / |
| Buswick | 71 | 16 | / |
| Bhowick | 71 | 12 | / |
| Buswike | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bousbik | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bhowhik | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bosbick | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baswike | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bhowiek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Badswik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woswick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buowick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bouwick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Boowick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bawik | 67 | 77 | / |
| Bushwick | 67 | 42 | / |
| Bovik | 67 | 16 | / |
| Åbodsvik | 67 | 14 | / |
| Åbotsvik | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bowig | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boussbik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buiswick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Besswick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beswaick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beeswick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wosswick | 67 | 0 | / |
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Boswijk Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boswijk
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