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Early Origins of the Bause family

The surname Bause 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 Bause family

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Bause Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Bause family

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Migration of the Bause family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Anna Christina Boz, who arrived in America in 1725; Mattheus Bausser and Christian Bausser both of whom were recorded as having arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733.



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


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