Bostwick Family Crest and Last Name Background

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Bostwick name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned.

What Bostwick means

Bostwick began as an English family name. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “one who came from Bostock (Bota's cell) in Cheshire”.

Place names like this marked newcomers by where they had come from. Smith also lists Bostock. The 2010 US Census counted 4,502 people named Bostwick, ranking it number 7,393 among American surnames.

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