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Early Origins of the Boes family

The surname Boes 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 Boes family

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Boes Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Boes family

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Boes Ranking

In the United States, the name Boes is the 10,665th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2


United States Boes migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boes Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Luturg Boes, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 3
Boes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Bernh Hems Boes, who landed in America in 1847 3
  • Jan Boes, aged 32, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 3
  • Niesje Boes, aged 30, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 3
  • Frederick Boes, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1874 3


  1. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
  2. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  3. 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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