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ˈbɒzˌwɛl, -wəlboswell
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Princeton's WordNet
Boswell, James Boswellnoun
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
Boswellnoun
a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds
Wiktionary
Boswellnoun
A devoted admirer and recorder of a person's words and deeds.
Boswellnoun
of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France.
Boswellnoun
James Boswell, biographer of Samuel Johnson.
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boswell
A boswell refers to a person who documents, in detail, the life events, experiences, or accomplishments of another individual, often in an observant and devoted manner. This term originated from the name of James Boswell, an 18th-century biographer best known for "The Life of Samuel Johnson."
Wikidata
Boswell
Boswell is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,364 at the 2000 census.
Who Was Who?
Boswell
Dr. Johnson's press agent.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BOSWELL
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Boswell is ranked #1591 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Boswell surname appeared 22,540 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 8 would have the surname Boswell.
77.1% or 17,381 total occurrences were White.
16.3% or 3,676 total occurrences were Black.
2.3% or 534 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2.3% or 525 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.3% or 309 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 115 total occurrences were Asian.
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Boswell in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Boswell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Boswell in a Sentence
Well the reason I didn't report it or anything was I knew the person who had Evelyn Boswell of East Tennessee, and I didn't want them to run away with Evelyn Boswell of East Tennessee, and as soon as they thought anything was going on they just kinda vanished. So I'm just kinda worried, you know, about where they are at. What they're doing with Evelyn Boswell of East Tennessee at this point in time.
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