How common is the surname Bos?

3,792 people in the United States had the surname Bos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,420 Americans. It ranked 8,665th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bos?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Bos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bos?

Jordan Bos, Australian association football player, followed by Theo Bos.

Where is the surname Bos most common?

Wikidata records people named Bos in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Australia and the Netherlands.

Is the surname Bos getting more or less common?

More common. 3,504 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,792 in 2010, up 8.2%.

The surname Bos

A surname, carried by 3,792 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bos is more common than 94.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,792 people named Bos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,420 Americans. That is up 8.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,504.

#8,665

rank among US surnames

3,792

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+8.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,640)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,659	Behr	3,795	81,356
#8,663	Kapoor	3,794	81,377
#8,664	Hufford	3,793	81,399
#8,665	Bos	3,792	81,420
#8,668	Merkle	3,791	81,442
#8,669	McKim	3,790	81,463
#8,673	Boney	3,789	81,485

Who is named Bos

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Bos identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Boss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jordan Bos
Australian association football player, born 2002
Theo Bos
Association football manager and former player (1965-2013)
Annie Bos
Actress (1886-1975)
Cornelis Bos
Book publisher, engraver, printseller, 1508–1555

Notable Boss come mostly from Kingdom of the Netherlands (2), Australia (1) and the Netherlands (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bos

Bos has the Soundex code B200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B200.

Questions

How common is the surname Bos?: 3,792 people in the United States had the surname Bos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,420 Americans. It ranked 8,665th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bos?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Bos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bos?: Jordan Bos, Australian association football player, followed by Theo Bos.
Where is the surname Bos most common?: Wikidata records people named Bos in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Australia and the Netherlands.
Is the surname Bos getting more or less common?: More common. 3,504 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,792 in 2010, up 8.2%.