Boswood Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Boswood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boswood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1331:202,97519,846
United States781:4,646,909242,363
England471:1,185,49155,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Boswood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boswood is found most frequently in Australia. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boswood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boswood is the 970,883rd most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Boswood are found; 50 percent are found in Australasia and 50 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 202,975. In Australia Boswood is most frequent in: Queensland, where 71 percent reside, Western Australia, where 17 percent reside and Tasmania, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Australia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

Boswood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boswood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boswood surname grew 975 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boswood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boswood surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

Boswood earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.72% less than the national average, earning $36,364 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Botswood930/
Bowood920/
Bozwood861/
Boxwood861/
Baswood860/
Bowoo834/
Bowod832/
Boswo831/
Busswood8041/
Basswood8034/
Bushwood8017/
Whoswood801/
Bashwood801/
Besswood800/
Bowhoo7755/
Bobood7717/
Bawood774/
Boswad771/
Bowooy770/
Bowo734,244/
Boswoth712/
Bousboo711/
Boiwo67343/
Boswa67220/
Boboo67193/
Bhowo67103/
Boobo6798/
Bawod6773/
Bobod6767/
Bovoo6726/
Bowou6722/
Bowho6721/
Bosbo6716/
Bowot6713/
Bosvo6712/
Bouwo6712/
Bowoh679/
Bowoy676/
Boywo675/
Boovo675/
Buowo675/
Bowoi675/
Baswo673/
Boïwo673/
Bosuo673/
Bowos671/
Bowop671/
Bowoa671/
Bowad671/
Bawoo671/
Boswosth671/
Boîwo671/
Buchwood670/
Washwood670/
Bachwood670/

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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
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  • 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 Boswood
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