Bostock (surname)
Bostock is a surname, which originates from the Cheshire area. The surname originated from the place name in central Cheshire written as 'Botestoche' in the 1086 Domesday Survey. Ancient pedigrees claim that a Saxon thane (lord) named Osmer is the progenitor - though this is now doubted.
Osmer's time and place of birth is of course not known but is likely to have been somewhere in Cheshire where he held a number of manors. He is alleged to have had a son named Hugh and a grandson named Richard. The first use of the surname was in the early 13th century with one Gilbert de Bostoc.
The first variation of the surname Bostock was first recorded in the Domesday book of 1086 as Botestoch. It is compounded of two Saxon words: 'Bota' which is likely to be a personal name. 'Stoc' which indicates a minor settlement or hamlet, one perhaps surrounded by a stockade of tree stumps. Therefore, the original place-name means 'Bota's hamlet'
The 'Bostock Brioche' is a popular almond brioche bread enjoyed by the people of Normandy.
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Notable people with the surname include:
- Barbara Bostock (born 1935), American actress
- Hewitt Bostock (1864–1930), Canadian publisher, businessman and politician
- John Bostock (born 1992), English footballer
- John Bostock (physician) (1773–1846), British physician and geologist
- Lyman Bostock (1950–1978), American professional baseball player
- Roy J. Bostock, American businessman
- Thomas Edward Bostock, Australian politician
- William Bostock (1892–1968), Australian military commander and politician
Fictional characters:
- Gerald Bostock (born circa 1964), fictional poet