# Boss (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/boss/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,529 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,154 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 36,200 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.2% (8,547 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /bɔs/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Boss in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Boss in the United States.

## People named Boss

- Lewis Boss, American astronomer (1846-1912)
- Stephen "tWitch" Boss, American actor
- Benjamin Boss, American astronomer (1880-1970)
- Alan Boss, American astronomer
- Terry Boss, American soccer player (born 1981)

## Similar surnames

Bass, Bess, Buss, Bosse, Bos, Boos, Bose, Boese, Boose, Boes, Bouse, Biss.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.