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![Show Contents]() Boas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Boas comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person who bragged one of vain-glory. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old English word bost, which means vaunt or brag. Early Origins of the Boas familyThe surname Boas was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Early History of the Boas familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boas research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Boas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boas Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Boas has undergone many spelling variations, including Boas, Boase, Boasie and others. Early Notables of the Boas familyDistinguished members of the family include - Emile Leopold Boas of New York, who claimed the ancient coat of arms registered in Cornwall in the 16th century
 Boas migration to the United States | + |
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Boas were among those contributors:
Boas Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Henry Boas, who arrived in Maryland in 1665 1
Boas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Emanuel Boas, aged 27, who landed in Missouri in 1849 1
- Joseph Boas, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1855 1
- August Boas, who arrived in Mississippi in 1859 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Boas (post 1700) | + |
- Ralph Philip Boas, Jr (1913-1992), American mathematician, Professor of Mathematics at Northwestern University
- Ralph P. Boas Jr (1912-1992), American mathematician
- Roger Boas, American politician
- Franz Boas (1858-1942), German-American anthropologist
- Ernst Philip Boas (1891-1955), American physician
- Frederick Samuel Boas (1862-1957), English scholar of early modern drama
- George Boas, Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University
- André Vilas Boas (b. 1983), Portuguese footballer
- Abraham Tobias Boas (1844-1923), Australian rabbi
- Boas Houseman, American politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Lehigh County, 1873 2
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Boas migration to the United States 
