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
School 374
Hawker 50
General Labourer 26
Labourer 24
General Servant (domestic) 21
Farm Labourer 19
Dressmaker 18
None 17
At Home 16
Private Means 15
At School 15
Carman 15
Assisting In Business 12
Domestic Servant 10
Housekeeper 10
General Servant Domestic 9
Butcher 8
Cabinet Maker 8
Laundress 8
Tailoress 8
Carter 8
Pedlar 8
Scholar 8
Carpenter 7
Clerk 7

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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