Bosworth Surname

41,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Bosworth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bosworth,' two parishes, Husband's Bosworth and Market Bosworth, in the county of Leicester.

John de Bosworth, Norfolk, 1377: History of Norfolk.

Edward Bosworth, rector of Tasburgh, Norfolk, 1679: ibid.

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Bosworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7541:46,7455,684
England3,0171:18,4682,636
Australia1,0671:25,3013,449
Canada2111:174,62417,463
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Japan511:2,506,75130,743
Wales461:67,2725,910
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
China61:227,886,92811,701
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7511:13,9212,085
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6521:18,9362,407

Bosworth (116) may also be a first name.

Bosworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bosworth,' two parishes, Husband's Bosworth and Market Bosworth, in the county of Leicester.

John de Bosworth, Norfolk, 1377: History of Norfolk.

Edward Bosworth, rector of Tasburgh, Norfolk, 1679: ibid.

1570. Baptised — Rebecka Bosworthe: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1591-2. Edmund Rionte and Margery Bosworthe: Marriage Lic (London).

1625. Buried — Samuell, the servant of Thomas Bosworth, brasier, in Gracechurch St.: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1639. Married — William Shipley and Mary Bosworth: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Bosworth (anciently Bosuurth) = the Cattle-Enclosure [Old English bós(ih, a cattle-stall + worð, an enclosure] According to the National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, the two Leicestershire Bosworths are still noted for their cattle-fairs.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bosworth (Bar’s or Bosa’s homestead), in Leicestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes in co. Leicester, one of which is historical for its famous battle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Leicestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Bosworths possess the name of more than one Leicestershire parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Bosworths derive their name from Leicestershire parishes.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bosworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bosworth occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bosworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 41,621st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 581,051 people. The last name Bosworth is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Bosworth reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bosworth is also the 868,627th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 116 people.

The surname Bosworth is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 7,754 people, or 1 in 46,745. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States Bosworth exists in 55 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Bosworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bosworth has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 383 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bosworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bosworth surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bosworth surname are 14.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.69% registered with the party.

The amount Bosworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 776.37% more than the national average, earning S/. 169,884 per year; in South Africa they earn 66.17% more than the national average, earning R 394,884 per year; in United States they earn 6.59% more than the national average, earning $45,992 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $57,302 CAD per year.

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