Explore the Family Name Bossman

The meaning of Bossman

1. Americanized form of German Bossmann: patronymic from the ancient Germanic personal name Boso, based on the element bōs ‘bad, evil, wild, angry’. 2. Dutch: of German origin (see 1 above) or a variant of Bosman (and, in North America, possibly also an altered form of this). This surname is rare in the Netherlands.

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How common is the last name Bossman in the United States?

The surname Bossman, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, demonstrated a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bossman ranked 47,485 in popularity with a count of 420 individuals carrying the name. However, by 2010, the rank had slipped to 54,178 and the count fell to 381, marking a decline in usage of approximately 14.09% and 9.29% respectively. The proportion of people named Bossman per 100,000 individuals also decreased by 18.75% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,485	#54,178	-14.09%
Count	420	381	-9.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.13	-18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bossman

Looking at the ethnicity breakdown for the surname Bossman based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease of 3.97% from 2000 to 2010. Over the same decade, the Hispanic population with this surname increased by 28.67%, while those identifying as Black saw a significant increase of 62.8%. No individuals with the surname Bossman identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either of these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.38%	88.71%	-3.97%
Black	5%	8.14%	62.8%
Hispanic	1.43%	1.84%	28.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%