Find out how popular the last name Bosch is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bosch.

Bosch, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bosch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bosch in America

Bosch is the 4826th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bosch surname appeared 7,312 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Bosch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bosch to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bosch

The surname Bosch has its origins in the Netherlands and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Dutch word "bos," which means "forest" or "woods." The name likely referred to someone who lived near or worked in a forested area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bosch can be found in the 14th century, when a Dutchman named Hieronymus Bosch, also known as Jheronimus van Aken, was born in the town of 's-Hertogenbosch (meaning "the Duke's forest") around 1450. Hieronymus Bosch became a renowned painter of the Dutch Renaissance, famous for his surreal and nightmarish depictions of religious concepts and moral allegories.

In the 16th century, a Spanish painter named Juan Bosch was active in the court of King Philip II of Spain. Juan Bosch's works were heavily influenced by the Flemish and Dutch styles of his time, reflecting the cultural exchange between the Low Countries and Spain during that period.

The Bosch surname also appeared in other parts of Europe, such as Germany, where a notable figure was the philosopher and theologian David Bosch, born in 1629 in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia). David Bosch was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation and contributed to the development of Lutheran theology.

In the 19th century, a German botanist named Robert Bosch was born in 1861 in Krefeld. He is known for his extensive work on the flora of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, publishing several books on the subject.

Another notable person with the Bosch surname is the German industrialist and engineer Robert Bosch, born in 1861 in Albeck, near Stuttgart. He founded the Bosch company, which became one of the world's leading manufacturers of automotive components and household appliances.

The surname Bosch has also been associated with various place names throughout history, such as the town of 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands, which was originally spelled as "Boschduynen" in the 13th century, meaning "dunes in the woods."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bosch

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bosch.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bosch was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bosch has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bosch was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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