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![Show Contents]() Bosc History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Bosc surname comes form a form of the Old French word "bois," meaning "the woods;" it was most likely originally a name for someone living or working in a wooded area. Early Origins of the Bosc familyThe surname Bosc was first found in Brittany and Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where several notable families of this name have long been established. Among them were a du Boscq family of Normandy. Bousquet was generally a Southern variant of this same name. A Guillaume du Bosc was one of the companions of William the Conqueror in 1066. A Nicolas Bosc was the Bishop of Bayeux in 1397, and Chancelor of France in 1397. Early History of the Bosc familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bosc research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1392, 1408, 1418, 1419, 1653, 1788, 1818, 1838, 1839, 1840 and 1854 are included under the topic Early Bosc History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bosc Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Bosc, Bosq, Desbosq, Dubosc, Duboscq, Bousquet and many more. Early Notables of the Bosc familyNotable amongst this name at this time was - Nicolas du Bosc, (du Bois) (d. 1408), French politician, advisor to kings Charles V and Charles VI of France, ne of the marmousets appointed by his detractors who took the governing of France from Nov...
Bosc RankingIn France, the name Bosc is the 1,750th most popular surname with an estimated 3,475 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Bosc familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Bousquet, who arrived in Canada in 1642; (perhaps the same) Jean Bousquet, son of Jean Bousquet et Isabelle Hilairet, who married Catherine Fourrier in Montreal in 1672.
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- Adrien Jean-Baptiste Amable Ramond du Bosc, Count du Dutaillis, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
- Sir Edward Bosc Sladen (1827-1890), British army officer, known for his work in India
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