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 493
Agricultural Labourer 51
General Labourer 29
Dress Maker 24
Labourer 23
Hawker 20
Laundress 19
Domestic Servant 17
General Servant 15
Annuitant 15
Basket Maker 11
Brick Maker 11
Lace Maker 10
Painter 10
Tailoress 10
Servant 8
Gardener 8
Coal Miner 7
Travelling Hawker 7
No Trade 6
General Servant Domestic 6
Gypsy Hawker 6
School Mistress 6
Horse Dealer 6
Glass Blower 6

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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