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Botsford Name Meaning

English: habitational name from either of two places, in Lincolnshire and Leicestershire, named Bottesford, from Old English botl ‘building’ + ford ‘ford’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Horsford, Bassford, Bodiford, Colford, Rochford, Bradford, Branford

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Botsford Family Origin

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Botsford Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    19%

  • Carpenter

    11%

  • Clerk

    8%

  • Merchant

    6%

In 1881, the most common Botsford occupation in Canada was Farmer. 19% of Botsford's were Farmers. Farmer, Carpenter and Clerk were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Botsford. A less common occupation for the Botsford family was Merchant.

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Botsford Historical Records

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Botsford Life Expectancy

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