Boswell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Boswell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Boswell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 238
Labourer 49
Agricultural Labourer 45
General Servant 16
Dress Maker 15
Hawker 14
Laundress 13
Domestic Servant 13
Pedlar 12
Gardener 11
House Keeper 10
Lace Maker 9
Brick Maker 7
Cook 7
Carman 7
Gipoy Camping 6
General Servant Domestic 6
Stone Mason 6
Basket Maker 6
Brick Layer 6
Cainworker 5
Annuitant 5
Shoe Maker 5
Wheelwright 5
Corn Porter 5

Boswell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Boswell 100% 16,180
2 Buswell 86% 6,120
3 Biswell 86% 582
4 Boswall 86% 528
5 Bosswell 88% 385
6 Baswell 86% 371
7 Bosewell 88% 284
8 Beswell 86% 101

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The surname Boswell is the most popular version of all its varients

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