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

Boson, 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 Boson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Boson in America

Boson is the 88336th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Boson surname appeared 210 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Boson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Boson 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 Boson

The surname Boson is of English origin, emerging in the 12th century. It is derived from the Old English word "bos," meaning an ox or bull, and was likely an occupational name for a cowherd or cattle farmer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1166, which mention a Roger Boson. The Curia Regis Rolls of 1201 also reference a William Boson from Norfolk.

In the 13th century, the name appears in various medieval records, such as the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1273, which lists a John Boson. The Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296 mention a Thomas Boson.

The Boson name is linked to several place names in England, including Boson's End in Essex and Boson's Green in Hertfordshire. These names likely originated from individuals bearing the Boson surname who resided in or owned land in those areas.

Among notable historical figures with the Boson surname, there was Sir Ralph Boson (c.1335-1400), a prominent English landowner and member of Parliament during the reign of King Richard II. Another notable figure was William Boson (1589-1657), an English clergyman and author who wrote a treatise on the art of preaching.

Other individuals of note include John Boson (1623-1676), a wealthy merchant and alderman in the City of London, and Richard Boson (1670-1742), a renowned English architect who designed several churches and country houses in the early 18th century.

The Boson surname also has connections to the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded in various spellings, such as Bosonus and Bosun, reflecting the fluidity of surname spellings in medieval times.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Boson

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

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 Boson 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 Boson 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 Boson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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