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Early Origins of the Baus family

The surname Baus was first found in Saxony, where the name is likely derived from the German personal name Boso, meaning "audacious" and/or from the Middle High German word "boese" or the Middle Low German word "bose" which both mean "daring." 1

Early History of the Baus family

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Baus Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bose, Boze, Bozze, Baus, Bause, Bauss, Bausser, Bauze and many more.

Early Notables of the Baus family

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United States Baus migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baus Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Richard Baus, accompanied by his wife and two children, all of whom arrived in New York City in 1852
  • Theodore Baus, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1870 2
Baus Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Walther Baus, aged 32, who settled in America from Solingen, in 1901
  • Mathilde Baus, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1903
  • Juliette Baus, aged 36, who landed in America from Charlern, Belgium, in 1907
  • Maria Baus, aged 13, who immigrated to America from Charlern, Belgium, in 1907
  • Emil Baus, aged 27, who landed in America from Weischerid, Germany, in 1909
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Baus (post 1700) +

  • Eric Baus (b. 1975), American poet from Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Janet Baus, American documentary film and television director, producer and editor


  1. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
  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)


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