Boswell

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Old French

Scottish surname, from Norman, named after Beuzeville, from Beuze + -ville ("Bosi's farm"); first element from Old Norse Bosi, from Proto-Germanic *bausuz.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Amies Old French origin
Amis Old French origin
Angier Old French origin
Aslin Old French origin
Austin Old French origin
Autrey Old French origin
Bastard Old French origin
Baston Old French origin

Popularity by Country

Boswell

Rank #1108

NRS Most Common Surnames 2024 ↗

Boswell

Rank #1493

Frequency 21,927 people (8.13 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 79.61% Hispanic 1.59% Black 15.44% Asian/PI 0.35% Native Am. 1.23% Two+ 1.78%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Boswell

Rank #338139

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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