Bossard is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bossard
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Personal name of Germanic origin composed of roots bos = bad, nasty and hard = hard. The surname is widespread in the Vendée region and more generally in the West. They are found Bossart variants Bossaert in the North. For these last two names, some authors believe that the roots are rather burg (= fortress) and hard.

How popular is Bossard?

Bossard is common in United States.

Bossard is ranked 53415 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bossards plummeted by 13.34034 per cent to 825 since 2000 and slipped by 4231 spots and ranked at 28829. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.48 87.5
Black 8.36 8.61
Hispanic or Latino 4.12 1.37
Others 2.18 2
Bossard is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Switzerland is ahead in terms of density. Around 8826 people have been found who wears Bossard as their family name. Bossard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
46,707 New Zealand5
2,011 South Korea4
90,215 Germany3
108,034 Italy3
931 Gabon3
40,256 Mexico2
95,312 Argentina2
17,547 Colombia2
1,169 New Caledonia2
77,122 Sweden1
36,678 Singapore1
38,841 Scotland1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
47,891 Norway1
29,046 Japan1
304 Guinea-Bissau1
692 Guinea1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,591 Belgium37
124,653 Canada20
69,202 Netherlands18
89,048 Spain13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,132 Australia52
Countries with hundreds of Bossard:
1,062 Switzerland855
56,243 Brazil175
40,243 England102
Countries with thousands of Bossard:
971 France6,209
23,706 United States1,311
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Bossard
bossard is a surname derived from the personal name of Germanic origin Boshard, shaped bos meaning wicked mauvaiset harddur, strong name has had to apply a wicked man that name can also be a nickname designating a person afflicted a hump.

Bossard Namesakes

  • Axelle Bossard, Actress
  • François Xavier Bossard, Musical Artist
  • Maëlle Bossard, Set decorator
  • Melha Bossard, Actress
  • Odette Bossard, Costume designer
  • James Herbert Siward Bossard, Author
  • Maëlle Bossard, Set decorator

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