Debose History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

Boisseau, which comes from the name Boissard, was originally a name given to a person that worked as a merchant and it was also used as a nickname for "un homme trapu", or in English, a "stocky man". 1

Early Origins of the Debose family

The surname Debose was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family held a family seat at the village of Beauce in the arrondisement of Blois. One source claims that the name Boisseau was seen with a noble family from Saintonge, a former French province on the central-west coast of France, that settled on the French owned Caribbean island of Martinique and maintained nobility in 1698. 2

Early History of the Debose family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Debose research. Another 61 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1479, 1523, 1694, 1754 and 1758 are included under the topic Early Debose History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Debose Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Boisseau, Boissel, Boissard, Boisselet, Boisselat, Boissenet, Boissonneau and many more.

Early Notables of the Debose family

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Debose Ranking

In the United States, the name Debose is the 6,876^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 3

Debose migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Debose Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Julius DeBose, aged 59, who immigrated to America from Doel, in 1902
Lodovica DeBose, aged 63, who landed in America from Doel, in 1902
Amadetto DeBose, aged 22, who landed in America, in 1905

Contemporary Notables of the name Debose (post 1700) +

Ariana DeBose (b. 1991), American actress, singer, and dancer, recipient of an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to a nomination for a Tony Award
Michael DeBose, American politician, former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives

Citations +

Dauzat, Albert, Morlet, Marie-Thérèse, Dictionaire Étymologique des Noms et Prénoms de France. Paris: Librairie Larousse, 1987. Print.
Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/