Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BOSTWICK
There are approximately 227 people named Bostwick in the UK. That makes it the 14,234th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 4 are named Bostwick.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
BostickBestwick
Bostock
Bostic
Bostwicke
Boastwick
Bostwic
Bostiwick
Bostwoick
Bosthwick
Bostwickthe
Bostwich
Bostiwck
Bostwiek
Bistwick
Bastwick
Bostwi
Bosstick
Bosticke
Boastick
Bosticks
Bostwhich
Bostwwich
Bostwie
The Bostwick surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Cor. Br. Local) The house near the haven or creek; from Bos, a house, and wick, a haven or creek. It may be from the Dutch Bosch, a wood, and wick, the town in the wood. Boswick, in the Cornish-British, is the dwelling near the harbor or village.