How common is the surname Bothwell?

2,288 people in the United States had the surname Bothwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,941 Americans. It ranked 13,330th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bothwell?

Johnny Bothwell, American musician (1919–1995).

Where is the surname Bothwell most common?

Wikidata records people named Bothwell in the United States.

Is the surname Bothwell getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,316 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,288 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Bothwell

An English place surname, carried by 2,288 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B340

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bothwell is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Middle English bothe (“booth”) + welle (“well, spring”).

Bothwell is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

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 2,288 people named Bothwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 134,941 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,316.

#13,330

rank among US surnames

2,288

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,311)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,322	Trumbull	2,290	134,823
#13,326	Lamotte	2,289	134,882
#13,330	Bothwell	2,288	134,941
#13,334	Korb	2,287	135,000
#13,338	Saxena	2,286	135,059

Who is named Bothwell

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

83% of people named Bothwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bothwells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Johnny Bothwell
American musician (1919–1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bothwell

Bothwell has the Soundex code B340, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B340.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bothwell come from?: From Middle English bothe (“booth”) + welle (“well, spring”).
How common is the surname Bothwell?: 2,288 people in the United States had the surname Bothwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,941 Americans. It ranked 13,330th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bothwell?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Bothwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bothwell?: Johnny Bothwell, American musician (1919–1995).
Where is the surname Bothwell most common?: Wikidata records people named Bothwell in the United States.
What type of surname is Bothwell?: Bothwell is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Bothwell getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,316 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,288 in 2010, down 1.2%.