Boggess

English

Etymology

Nickname from Middle English boggish (“boastful, haughty”).

Proper noun

Boggess (plural Boggesses)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Boggess is the 7140^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4684 individuals. Boggess is most common among White (90.58%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boggess”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 183.