Bostock (surname)

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For other uses of this name, see Bostock (disambiguation).

Bostock is also a surname, commonly thought to originate from the Cheshire area. The original form of the name is Botestock. It is compounded of two Saxon words: 'Bote' which is a term in Old English law signifying compensation. 'Stock' is a root or trunk, figuratively speaking, a place from which a family sprung. Therefore, Botestock means a place given in compensation for something.

[edit] Variations

  • Bostick
  • Bostwick
  • Bowstock

[edit] People

Famous people with the surname Bostock include: