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Early Origins of the Boseman family

The surname Boseman 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 Boseman family

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Boseman Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Boseman family

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Migration of the Boseman 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.


Contemporary Notables of the name Boseman (post 1700) +

  • Julia Boseman, American politician and a former Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate
  • George Boseman, American actor, comedian and screenplay writer
  • Chadwick Aaron Boseman (1976-2020), American actor, known for his roles as Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013), James Brown in Get on Up (2014), and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall (2017)
  • Benjamin A. Boseman, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Charleston, South Carolina, 1873-81 2


  1. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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