The Bostwick surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,502 people carried this name — #7,393 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 65,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,476 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

106 families named Bostwick, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 523 people lived in those households, 4.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 5 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 31
New York 24
Vermont 13
South Carolina 11
Virginia 9
Maryland 7
North Carolina 7
Massachusetts 3
Pennsylvania 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 230 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Bostwick in American newspapers,
1910–1912.

Newspaper page from Cut Bank Pioneer Press carrying the name Bostwick
Cut Bank Pioneer Press 1911-06-30
Newspaper page from The Commonwealth carrying the name Bostwick
The Commonwealth 1912-06-14
Newspaper page from The Enterprise carrying the name Bostwick
The Enterprise 1910-04-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Bostwick in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1950s.

237 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bostwick. The most, 73, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 70
Victoria 48
Queensland 39
South Australia 34
Western Australia 21
Tasmania 19
ACT (Canberra) 4
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bostwick.

Who carried it

People named Bostwick,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jabez Abel Bostwick
    Jabez Abel Bostwick 1830–1892 · businessperson
  • Mary Brinsmade 1640–
  • Elizabeth Bostwick 1677–1716
  • Gideon Bostwick 1742–1793 · Christian minister
  • Elisha Bostwick 1748–1834 · soldier
  • Elisha Bostwick 1748–1834 · soldier

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bostwick,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States613 records

613 records of the Bostwick name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 237
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 181
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 83
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 80
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 21
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James O. Bostwick

    Born 1917 in Illinois. Enlisted 1940 at Fort Missoula, Montana; auto mechanic from Lake County, Indiana. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, buried at Danville National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emma Bostwick

    Arrived at New York in 1860 aboard the Constellation from Liverpool, aged 28; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Leroy W. Bostwick

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1932, died 1995; buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 613 records for Bostwick in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Bostwick name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record James Emmanuel Bostwick

    Died 1967 in New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record James Montgomery Bostwick

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record John Bostwick

    Listed at Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1791.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Bostwick in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Bostwick name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Bostwick

    Lance Corporal, Anchester Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. S. Bostwick

    King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. J. S. Bostwick

    King's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Bostwick name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Selina Bostwick

    Arrived in Queensland in 1876 aboard the Eastminster, aged 32.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Bostwick in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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