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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • North German : possibly a patronymic from Bosse or a shortened form of Bossenstein, a habitational name from Am Bosenstein, Aschern.
  • Danish : patronymic from the Nordic personal names Bo, Butse, or Borch.

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