Boase

English

Etymology

From a variant spelling of the Hebrew personal name Boaz. This surname is typical of Cornwall.

Proper noun

Boase (plural Boases)

1. A surname from Hebrew.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Boase is the 60790^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 331 individuals. Boase is most common among White (87.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boase”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 177.