Last Name BOSWELL

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Meaning Local: De Bosville, a village near Yvetot, in Normandy. The family were in Englandin 1126, and probably from the period of the Conquest.
Local: from bosch, a wood, and ville, a village. The family was established in Scotland.
Local: A corruption of 'Bosseville;' from 'Bosch,' a wood, and 'ville,' a village. 'Bothel,' Gaelic, tho house of the powerful.
Origin English, Scottish, Irish, Falkland, Belgian, South african

Rank 1,493 (2000 US census) 1,344 (1990 US census)
Count 21,927 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 79.61%, or 17456 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 15.44%, or 3386 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.35%, or 77 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.23%, or 270 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.78%, or 390 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.59%, or 349 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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