Bowditch
English
editEtymology
editHabitational surname from a minor place in Chardstock, Devon, probably from the univerbation of bove + the + ditch.
Proper noun
editBowditch (plural Bowditches)
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bowditch is the 41959th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 518 individuals. Bowditch is most common among White (82.43%) and Black/African American (11.2%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bowditch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 208.