How common is the surname Boss?

8,529 people in the United States had the surname Boss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,200 Americans. It ranked 4,154th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Boss?

Lewis Boss, American astronomer (1846-1912), followed by Stephen "tWitch" Boss.

Where is the surname Boss most common?

Wikidata records people named Boss in the United States.

Is the surname Boss getting more or less common?

Less common. 8,547 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,529 in 2010, down 0.2%.

The surname Boss

A surname, carried by 8,529 people in the United States.

Pronounced /bɔs/ 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). Boss is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,529 people named Boss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,200 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 8,547.

#4,154

rank among US surnames

8,529

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #3,809)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,145	Trice	8,546	36,127
#4,146	McCallister	8,545	36,132
#4,147	Koss	8,544	36,136
#4,149	Burley	8,542	36,144
#4,150	Fries	8,540	36,153
#4,151	Jobe	8,536	36,170
#4,152	Rayburn	8,532	36,187

Who is named Boss

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

87% of people named Boss identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bosss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lewis Boss
American astronomer (1846-1912)
Stephen "tWitch" Boss
American actor, 1982–2022
Benjamin Boss
American astronomer (1880-1970)
Alan Boss
American astronomer, born 1951
Terry Boss
American soccer player (born 1981)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Boss

Boss 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 Boss?: 8,529 people in the United States had the surname Boss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,200 Americans. It ranked 4,154th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Boss?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Boss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Boss?: Lewis Boss, American astronomer (1846-1912), followed by Stephen "tWitch" Boss.
Where is the surname Boss most common?: Wikidata records people named Boss in the United States.
How do you pronounce Boss?: Boss is /bɔs/, one syllable.
Is the surname Boss getting more or less common?: Less common. 8,547 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,529 in 2010, down 0.2%.