Bosco History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy
Scotland

The Bosco surname occurs in Normandy in the 12th century where Ernaud and Roger Boiste (or Buiste) are said to occur there in 1198. 1

Early Origins of the Bosco family

The surname Bosco was first found in Fife, where they were granted lands under the name Bois Arnold. In 1130 Ernald de Bosco was holding Arnald in the county of Leicestershire, and Little Halton and Braefield in Northampton and other lands in the honor of Huntingdon. They moved north with David, Earl of Huntingdon, and were granted lands, and Peter Buist was shown as Chief of that Clan. One source notes that Peter Buste was listed at Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire in 1360. 2

Early History of the Bosco family

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Bosco Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Boyst, Buist, Boist, Bosco and others.

Early Notables of the Bosco family

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Bosco Ranking

In the United States, the name Bosco is the 8,856^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Bosco migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bosco Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Amleto Bosco, aged 7, who settled in America from Solpaca, Beneonito, in 1907
Abeto Bosco, aged 20, who arrived in America from Rota Greca, Italy, in 1909
Alberto Bosco, aged 34, who settled in America from San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily, in 1909
Alberico Bosco, aged 17, who arrived in America from Arpaita, Italy, in 1910
Alexandro Bosco, aged 35, who immigrated to America from Monbello, Italy, in 1910
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bosco (post 1700) +

Philip Bosco (1930-2018), American Daytime Emmy Award winning actor, inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1998
Anthony Gerard Bosco (1927-2013), American prelate of the Catholic Church, Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg (1987-2004)
Douglas H. Bosco (b. 1946), American politician, former U.S. Representative from California
Douglas Harry Bosco (b. 1946), American Democratic Party politician, Member of California State Assembly, 1979-83; U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1983-91; Defeated, 1990 4
Henri Bosco (1888-1976), French four-time Nobel Prize in Literature nominated writer
Juan Bosco Maino Canales (d. 1976), Chilean political activist
John Bosco Manat Chuabsamai (b. 1935), Catholic bishop of Ratchaburi Diocese, Thailand
Saint John Bosco (1815-1888), Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Salesian Society
João Bosco de Freitas Chaves (b. 1964), Brazilian goalkeeper
João Bosco de Freitas Mucci (b. 1946), Brazilian singer

Citations +

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html