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
Living On Own Means 37
General Labourer 36
Scholar 23
General Servant Domestic 19
Dress Maker 16
Hawker 15
Cook Domestic 13
Agricultural Labourer 11
Dock Labourer 9
Charwoman 8
Cotton Weaver 8
Travelling Gypsies 8
Domestic Servant 7
Hawker General Goods 7
Brick Layer's Labourer 7
Brick Maker 7
Cabinet Maker 6
Laundress Wash 6
Milliner 6
Basket Maker & Timber 6
School 6
Housemaid Domestic 6
Gardener Domestic 6
Railway Labourer 6
Basket Hawker 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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