How common is the surname Botsford?

1,504 people in the United States had the surname Botsford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 205,283 Americans. It ranked 18,411th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Botsford?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Botsford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Botsford?

Anna Botsford Comstock, American academic, artist, educator, conservationist (1854–1930), followed by Beth Botsford.

Where is the surname Botsford most common?

Wikidata records people named Botsford in the United States.

Is the surname Botsford getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,531 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,504 in 2010, down 1.8%.

The surname Botsford

A surname, carried by 1,504 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B321

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Botsford is more common than 88.7% of them.

Origin

The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after lawyer and politician Amos Botsford (1744 - 1812).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,504 people named Botsford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 205,283 Americans. That is down 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,531.

#18,411

rank among US surnames

1,504

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.8%

change since 2000 (was #17,101)

Who is named Botsford

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

94% of people named Botsford identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Botsfords

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anna Botsford Comstock
American academic, artist, educator, conservationist (1854–1930)
Beth Botsford
American swimmer, born 1981
George Botsford
American composer (1874–1949)

Questions

Where does the surname Botsford come from?: The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after lawyer and politician Amos Botsford (1744 - 1812).
How common is the surname Botsford?: 1,504 people in the United States had the surname Botsford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 205,283 Americans. It ranked 18,411th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Botsford?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Botsford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Botsford?: Anna Botsford Comstock, American academic, artist, educator, conservationist (1854–1930), followed by Beth Botsford.
Where is the surname Botsford most common?: Wikidata records people named Botsford in the United States.
Is the surname Botsford getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,531 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,504 in 2010, down 1.8%.