Bowditch

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Chardstock, Devon, probably from the univerbation of bove +‎ the +‎ ditch.

Proper noun

Bowditch (plural Bowditches)

1. A habitational surname.

Derived terms

• Bowditch effect
• Bowditch Island

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bowditch is the 41959^th 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bowditch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 208.