About the Boswall Surname

Seen on a gravestone or a census line, Boswall usually leads back to Boswell.

It is a place-based name: “From Beuzeville”. Only a small detail separates the spellings: Boswall has “a” where Boswell has “e”. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Bosville.

Heraldry and the Boswall name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Boswall, so the heraldry linked to Boswell is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Research your Boswall family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.