Bossa is used as a family name or surname in Italy. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bossa
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Italy
Meaning:

Bossa is variant form of the Bosson. This family, formerly in Devon, Leicester, and other counties, were doubtless of French extraction. The name is probably the Norman-French boson, a buckler or shield.

The surname Bossa is form of the Bose. Dweller in, or near, the woods; the quarrelsome man.

How popular is Bossa?

As per 2010 US census, number of Bossas grew by 25 per cent to 195 since 2000 and ranked 93921 after elevating 11984 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 53.85 62.82
Hispanic or Latino 26.15 24.36
Black 16.92 7.69

Immigrants to US

From Germany

28 years old farmer Johann Bossa who was residing in Hessen migrated to Baltimore on May 1, 1851 by Adolphine put out from Bremen. Farmer Gerraso Bossa, are others that migrated to US.

Bossa Namesakes

  • Matheus Cotulio Bossa, Soccer player
  • Axelle Bossard, Actress
  • Camila Bossa, Actress
  • Daniele Bossari, TV Personality
  • Daniele Bossari, TV Personality
  • François Xavier Bossard, Musical Artist
  • Pierre Bossan, Architect
  • Marie-Josèphe Bossan, Author
  • Marie-Josèphe Bossan, Author
  • Marie-Josèphe Bossan, Author

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