Boss is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Boss
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

The lastname Boss is variant of Boville. Bouville (Bovis villa) a parish in the arrondissement of Rouen. De Boville, De Boyvile, &c. Hundred Rolls.

Probably local. De Boss. Hundred Rolls county of Norfolk.

Dweller t a wood; a fat person.

Family name is variant of Bevell. See Beville - Perhaps Beuville, near Caen, in Normandy.

How popular is Boss?

Boss is common in United States, South Sudan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Russia, Sudan, Germany, Switzerland, India, Algeria, Morocco, Ghana, Canada, England, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Netherlands, France, Brazil, Australia, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Portugal, Belarus, DR Congo, Lithuania, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Latvia, Bahrain, Italy, Austria, Poland, Singapore, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia, Malaysia.

Boss is ranked 9294 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bosss plummeted by 0.21 per cent to 8529 since 2000 and slipped by 345 spots and ranked at 4154. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 86.69 86.98
Black 8.44 9.45
Hispanic or Latino 1.96 1.38
Others 1.64 1.31
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.72 0.46
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.55 0.42
Boss is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Liechtenstein is ahead in terms of density. Around 61047 people have been found who wears Boss as their family name. Boss is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Boss:
3,802 United States11,860
Countries with thousands of Boss:
331 South Sudan6,870
1,624 Bangladesh6,759
2,210 Egypt4,820
4,788 Russia4,085
1,452 Sudan3,640
2,958 Germany3,601
514 Switzerland2,221
22,423 India1,785
4,203 Algeria1,678
3,775 Morocco1,431
Countries with hundreds of Boss:
3,309 Ghana970
5,081 Canada904
7,892 England817
3,639 Sri Lanka731
3,998 Kazakhstan616
16,594 Nigeria598
4,814 Netherlands578
19,934 France509
16,059 Brazil506
7,463 Australia437
2,509 Papua New Guinea355
17,788 South Africa343
2,219 Portugal283
6,041 Belarus272
27,390 DR Congo246
2,542 Lithuania219
2,854 Denmark204
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
7,157 Uzbekistan186
1,829 Latvia166
1,687 Bahrain147
49,062 Italy130
10,916 Austria119
37,249 Poland119
1,839 Singapore116
21,809 Japan108
6,818 Sweden105
945 Tunisia104
16,042 Malaysia101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,996 Kenya96
8,125 New Zealand90
2,567 Estonia84
5,585 Kuwait77
29,105 Uganda76
157,648 Thailand68
1,141 China66
4,385 Azerbaijan65
11,536 United Arab Emirates64
28,853 Romania61
1,979 Turkmenistan56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,404 Mozambique49
1,267 Rwanda49
57,418 Argentina48
10,632 Iraq47
10,342 Moldova44
111 Liechtenstein42
179,945 Indonesia40
41,125 Spain39
35,124 Belgium38
12,617 Chile36
10,356 Jordan35
33,450 Pakistan34
2,213 Tajikistan32
145,701 Philippines31
7,012 Ireland30
8,545 Wales28
27,985 Mexico27
2,723 New Caledonia26
145,081 Ukraine26
3,514 Transnistria24
11,829 Scotland23
12,026 Afghanistan22
4,167 Cyprus22
2,388 Vietnam20
6,126 Northern Ireland19
34,739 Israel19
3,723 Oman18
14,490 Colombia16
11,907 Ethiopia16
64,682 Czechia15
50,903 Tanzania15
3,360 Hong Kong14
35,797 Kyrgyzstan13
14,385 Georgia12
19,503 Liberia12
7,200 Trinidad and Tobago12
6,520 Armenia11
1,223 Barbados11
39,375 Norway11
839 South Korea11
8,509 Syria11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
8,089 Paraguay10
16,217 Albania9
4,903 Angola9
322 Equatorial Guinea9
1,883 Fiji9
1,982 Libya9
1,868 Mali9
86,362 Greece8
23,885 Uruguay8
126,814 Cameroon6
41,832 Finland6
55,922 Qatar6
43,431 Venezuela6
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Giovanina Boss was 1 years old when she migrated to Novvera on March 26, 1896. She lived in Montelongo, Italy and took Chateau Yquem from Naples. Journeyman Giachino Boss, Raffaela Boss, aged 3, 33 years old Raffaele Boss, Rosa Boss, Siro Boss (28) Journeyman, 28 years old Tittore Boss, Vincenzo Boss, aged 40, are other Boss that migrated to US.

From Germany

Carl-Heinrich-Friedr Boss from Butzow, See Mecklenburg Schwerin (214) aboard the Sir Isaac Newton from Hamburg on October 6, 1852. He is registered to be 9 years old when he arrived in Wisconsin. 3 years old Carol.Henrika-Doroth Boss, Carolina-Ferdinande Boss, Dorothea Boss, Heinrich Boss, aged 32, Heinrich Boss, aged 57, Heinrich-Joh.William Boss, 4 months old Henriette-Joh.Wilh. Boss, Sophia-Charl.Carol. Boss, aged 5, and 340 other Boss around 42.11% of whom were farmer while others worked as brewer and servant, merchant, shoemaker, mason, laborer, tailor, cook, joiner, butcher, smith, cultivator, baker, privateer, clerk, spinster migrated to US.

Boss Namesakes

  • Medard Boss, Swiss psychoanalytic psychiatrist
  • Alan Boss, United States astrophysicist and planetary scientist
  • Geoff Boss, American Champ Car driver from Narragansett
  • Lewis Boss, American astronomer
  • Benjamin Boss, American astronomer
  • Ross the Boss, guitarist
  • Glen Boss, Australian jockey,
  • Isaac Boss, New Zealand–born Irish rugby union footballer
  • Robert Boss, American football coach and former player
  • Yale Boss, American child actor of the silent screen
  • Kevin Boss, former American football tight end

Boss Namesakes

  • Medard Boss, Swiss psychoanalytic psychiatrist
  • Alan Boss, United States astrophysicist and planetary scientist
  • Geoff Boss, American Champ Car driver from Narragansett
  • Lewis Boss, American astronomer
  • Benjamin Boss, American astronomer
  • Ross the Boss, guitarist
  • Glen Boss, Australian jockey,
  • Isaac Boss, New Zealand–born Irish rugby union footballer
  • Robert Boss, American football coach and former player
  • Yale Boss, American child actor of the silent screen
  • Kevin Boss, former American football tight end

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