# Bosworth (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bosworth/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,260 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,454 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 58,697 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.2% (5,272 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English boswurþ (“cattle enclosure”), from *bōs (attested in derivative bōsih, bōsiġ, bōsg (“cattle-stall”)) + wurþ, weorþ, worþ (“an enclosed place”). See also boose.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bosworth in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bosworth in the United States.

## People named Bosworth

- Kate Bosworth, American actress
- Hobart Bosworth, American film actor, director, writer, and producer (1867-1943)
- Lo Bosworth, American reality television personality
- Patricia Bosworth, American journalist and actor (1933-2020)
- Brian Bosworth, All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker
- Anne Lucy Bosworth Focke, American mathematician

## Similar surnames

Bozarth, Bossert, Beckworth, Bouchard, Bogart, Bogard, Basurto, Buzzard, Bussard, Bogert, Bechard, Bogardus.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.