Bolsover Family History
Bolsover Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Bolsover in Derbyshire reflecting local pronunciation of the placename as /bauzə/ i.e. rhyming with trouser. Bolsover is named with the Old English personal name Bul(l) or Bol(l) + ofer ‘promontory’. Compare Bowser
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022