Botsford Surname

176,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Botsford Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Bottesford (house by the river crossing), the name of places in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.

Botsford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0421:177,50217,790
Canada2051:179,73517,909
England941:592,74535,632
Northern Ireland401:46,1264,031
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Wales41:773,63329,106
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8831:56,8736,337

Botsford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Bottesford (house by the river crossing), the name of places in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.

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

BOTTESFORD: Local. A town in England.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Botsford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Botsford is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Botsford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Botsford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 176,950th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,013,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Botsford live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,042 people, or 1 in 177,502. In The United States Botsford is primarily found in: California, where 14 percent reside, Michigan, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Botsford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Botsford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Botsford surname rose 231 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Botsford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Botsford are 13.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.58% registered with the party.

The amount Botsford earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $53,631 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bottsford9431/
Bosford9376/
Botsfor931/
Batsford88902/
Bodsford88181/
Boxsford881/
Botsfort880/
Bossford880/
Betsford880/
Botsferd880/
Boshford880/
Butsford880/
Bosfor8623/
Botchford8217/
Bethsford821/
Batshford820/
Bettsford820/
Basford803,426/
Boxford80128/
Bosfore809/
Batsfor801/
Bosfard801/
Bashford754,311/
Bassford751,568/
Watsford75363/
Boisfard75172/
Bedsford753/
Bousfard752/
Bahsford751/
Basfford751/
Badsford750/
Bochford750/
Beusford750/
Betzford750/
Basfor715,707/
Woodsford71612/
Batchford71232/
Wattsford714/
Boichford711/
Bosfar711/
Butchford711/
Bodsforth710/
Watsfordt710/
Basfore6710,666/
Bashfor67219/
Basfour6749/
Basfoor6724/
Baasfor6711/
Bousfar677/
Bhasfor675/
Basfhor674/
Bausfor673/
Vousfor673/
D'Bassford671/
Bassfor671/
Vasford671/
Bhosfar671/
Baxford670/
Bacford670/

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