How common is the surname Bosworth?

5,260 people in the United States had the surname Bosworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,697 Americans. It ranked 6,454th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bosworth?

Kate Bosworth, American actress, followed by Hobart Bosworth.

Where is the surname Bosworth most common?

Wikidata records people named Bosworth in the United States.

Is the surname Bosworth getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,272 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,260 in 2010, down 0.2%.

The surname Bosworth

An English surname, carried by 5,260 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B263

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bosworth is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

English origin

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.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,260 people named Bosworth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,697 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,272.

#6,454

rank among US surnames

5,260

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,010)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,449	Newcomer	5,263	58,663
#6,451	Wyckoff	5,262	58,675
#6,452	Haun	5,261	58,686
#6,454	Hecker	5,260	58,697

Who is named Bosworth

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

93% of people named Bosworth identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bosworths

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kate Bosworth
American actress, born 1983
Hobart Bosworth
American film actor, director, writer, and producer (1867-1943)
Lo Bosworth
American reality television personality, born 1986
Patricia Bosworth
American journalist and actor (1933-2020)
Brian Bosworth
All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker, born 1965
Anne Lucy Bosworth Focke
American mathematician, 1868–1907

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Surnames that sound like Bosworth

Bosworth has the Soundex code B263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B263.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bosworth come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Bosworth?: 5,260 people in the United States had the surname Bosworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,697 Americans. It ranked 6,454th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bosworth?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bosworth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bosworth?: Kate Bosworth, American actress, followed by Hobart Bosworth.
Where is the surname Bosworth most common?: Wikidata records people named Bosworth in the United States.
Is the surname Bosworth getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,272 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,260 in 2010, down 0.2%.