How common is the surname Bosley?

7,216 people in the United States had the surname Bosley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,786 Americans. It ranked 4,881st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bosley?

Tom Bosley, American actor (1927–2010), followed by Todd Bosley.

Where is the surname Bosley most common?

Wikidata records people named Bosley in the United States.

Is the surname Bosley getting more or less common?

More common. 6,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,216 in 2010, up 4.6%.

Is Bosley also a first name?

Yes. Bosley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Bosley

A surname, carried by 7,216 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bosley is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,216 people named Bosley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,786 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,898.

#4,881

rank among US surnames

7,216

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,698)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,872	Knotts	7,232	42,692
#4,873	Bobbitt	7,230	42,703
#4,874	Rosenberger	7,228	42,715
#4,875	Michels	7,225	42,733
#4,876	Sturdivant	7,223	42,745
#4,877	Hammock	7,222	42,751
#4,878	Simone	7,221	42,757

Who is named Bosley

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

81% of people named Bosley identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bosleys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Bosley
American actor (1927–2010)
Todd Bosley
Actor, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bosley

Bosley has the Soundex code B240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B240.

Questions

How common is the surname Bosley?: 7,216 people in the United States had the surname Bosley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,786 Americans. It ranked 4,881st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bosley?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Bosley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bosley?: Tom Bosley, American actor (1927–2010), followed by Todd Bosley.
Where is the surname Bosley most common?: Wikidata records people named Bosley in the United States.
Is the surname Bosley getting more or less common?: More common. 6,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,216 in 2010, up 4.6%.
Is Bosley also a first name?: Yes. Bosley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.