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

Bosso, 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 Bosso surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bosso in America

Bosso is the 52267th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bosso surname appeared 397 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 Bosso.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bosso 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 Bosso

The surname Bosso originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "bosco," which means "woods" or "forest." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near or worked in a wooded area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Bosso can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Longobardo, a collection of historical documents from the Lombard period in Italy, dating back to the 8th century. The name appears in a document from the year 771, referring to a landowner named Bosso di Monferrato.

In the 11th century, the name Bosso appeared in the Chronica Monasterii Casinensis, a chronicle of the Monastery of Monte Cassino. This document mentions a monk named Bosso who lived and worked at the monastery during that time.

During the Renaissance period, the name Bosso gained some prominence with the Italian humanist and poet Giovanni Battista Bosso (1437-1503). He was a renowned scholar and author who served as a tutor to the children of the Medici family in Florence.

Another notable figure with the surname Bosso was Girolamo Bosso (1508-1579), an Italian architect and engineer who designed several important buildings in Rome, including the Church of Sant'Andrea della Valle.

In the 17th century, the name Bosso appeared in the Decameron, a collection of novellas by the Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio. One of the characters in the work is named Bosso Raffaelli, a wealthy merchant from Florence.

Throughout history, the surname Bosso has also been associated with several place names in Italy, such as Bosco Marengo, a town in the Piedmont region, and Bosco di Cornuda, a village in the province of Treviso.

Other notable figures with the surname Bosso include Giuseppe Bosso (1777-1839), an Italian playwright and librettist who collaborated with composers such as Gioachino Rossini, and Francesco Bosso (1824-1905), an Italian painter and sculptor known for his works depicting religious and historical subjects.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bosso

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

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

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