Bois is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, France, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bois
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, France, England
Meaning:

Bois is variant form of Boys. French bois, a wood. The latinized form De Bosco, 'of the wood,' is retained in the French Dubois, Dubosq, etc., while Attwood is the precise English equivalent.

Family name Bois is variant form of Boyce. The name of the Scottish historian Boethius, spelt Bocce and Boyce, may be derived from the French bois—wood.

Dweller near, or in, a wood.

Variation of Boyce. Dweller near, or in, a wood.

Bois is the variation of Dubosc. Dweller in, or near, a small wood.

The variant of Boys. Anciently de Bois, wood, forest.

The lastname is a variant form of Boase. Perhaps the same as Bowes - A parish in Yorkshire.

A variant form of Boyes. See Boys - French bois, a wood. The latinized form De Bosco, 'of the wood,' is retained in the French Dubois, Dubosq, etc., while Attwood is the precise English equivalent.

A form of Poyzer. This name is almost peculiar to Derbyshire. To poise is to weigh, and the first of the family may have been a weigher of some commodity.

How popular is Bois?

Bois is common in France, Canada, United States, Italy, Germany, Argentina, Indonesia, Brazil, Belgium, Morocco, Haiti.

Bois is ranked 32113 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Boiss grew by 7.65 per cent to 802 since 2000 and ranked 29447 after elevating 337 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.67 85.64
Black 13.59 11.14
Others 2.12 0
Hispanic or Latino 1.5 1.07
Bois is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in France which signifies its France provenence. Around 16620 people have been found who wears Bois as their family name. Bois is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Bois:
528 France10,521
Countries with thousands of Bois:
2,247 Canada2,410
26,989 United States1,246
Countries with hundreds of Bois:
25,782 Italy359
26,830 Germany327
12,273 Argentina295
38,844 Indonesia281
44,172 Brazil166
12,740 Belgium142
42,794 Morocco136
4,246 Haiti129
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
20,412 Greece91
12,387 Ivory Coast67
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
55,443 England47
126,392 Philippines44
44,739 Australia42
20,124 Sweden34
52,179 Netherlands28
23,433 Switzerland28
90,678 South Africa27
289,518 Thailand24
3,086 French Polynesia18
12,484 Wales16
1,520 Jersey14
361,204 Russia12
578,870 India12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
714 Vanuatu9
109,517 Papua New Guinea7
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

24 years old farmer Peter Bois who was residing in Prussia migrated to USA on April 16, 1853 by Peter Hattrick put out from Antwerp. Oscar Bois (20), Francois Bois (31) Merchant, Adrianna-Die Bois, Gentleman M.D. Bois, 36 years old Fz. Bois, Oscar Bois, aged 40, Oscar Bois, aged 42, 24 years old Emilie Bois, Farmer Gaston Bois, and 5 other Bois around 46.15% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant migrated to US from Havre, Hamburg, Havana, Havre & Santander, Antwerp, Liverpool & Queenstown, Bremen, Hamburg & Havre and Havre & Plymouth.

Bois Namesakes

  • William Pène du Bois, American writer and illustrator of books for young readers
  • Shirley Graham Du Bois, American author, playwright, composer
  • John Bois, English scholar
  • François Du Bois, composer, marimba virtuoso, as well as professor
  • W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist
  • Yve-Alain Bois, professor of Art History at the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study
  • Curt Bois, German actor with a career spanning over 80 years
  • Danny Bois, Canadian former professional ice hockey winger
  • Cora Du Bois, American cultural anthropologist and a key figure in culture and personality studies and
  • Guy Pène du Bois, 20th-century American painter, art critic

Bois Namesakes

  • William Pène du Bois, American writer and illustrator of books for young readers
  • Shirley Graham Du Bois, American author, playwright, composer
  • John Bois, English scholar
  • François Du Bois, composer, marimba virtuoso, as well as professor
  • W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist
  • Yve-Alain Bois, professor of Art History at the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study
  • Curt Bois, German actor with a career spanning over 80 years
  • Danny Bois, Canadian former professional ice hockey winger
  • Cora Du Bois, American cultural anthropologist and a key figure in culture and personality studies and
  • Guy Pène du Bois, 20th-century American painter, art critic

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