Bosworth

 

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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.

Bosworth (countable and uncountable, plural Bosworths)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bosworth is the 6454^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5260 individuals. Bosworth is most common among White (92.85%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bosworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 202.

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