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 279
Agricultural Labourer 26
Hawker 26
General Labourer 22
Labourer 17
Domestic Servant 15
Basket Maker 13
Living On Own Means 13
Farm Labourer 12
Living On Her Own Means 12
General Servant 10
Horse Dealer 9
Carter 8
Clerk 8
Dress Maker 8
Shoe Maker 8
General Servant Domestic 8
General Domestic Servant 8
Gardener 8
General Laborer 6
Nil 6
Cutler 6
Tin Plate Worker 5
Market Gardeners Labourer 5
Cotton Spinner 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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