Boström

Boström is a Swedish surname. It is commonly treated as a habitational or toponymic name, formed from elements that describe a landscape feature, such as a dwelling or farm and a stream. The combination reflects a traditional pattern in Swedish surnames that link a family to a particular place near water, often in a wooded or rural setting.

Etymology and meaning are not entirely uniform across families, but the name is typically interpreted as relating to a home (bo or bostad) near a stream (ström). This kind of compound name is characteristic of Swedish toponymic surnames that emerged from descriptions of the landscape rather than from a given name.

Distribution and usage: Today, Boström is most common in Sweden and among Swedish-speaking communities abroad. Through migration and diaspora, bearers of the name are also found in Finland, North America, and other countries. In non-Swedish contexts, the diacritic in ö is frequently omitted, producing the form Bostrom.

Variants: The primary non-diacritic variant is Bostrom. Other spellings are uncommon but may occur due to transcription in different languages or over time. The name should be distinguished from unrelated names in other languages that may appear similar but have different origins.