Meaning & origin
How it developed
In English usage, Bossie as a surname developed from Bossu.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bossie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 50
- 50 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1944. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 577 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bossie’s family of names
In English usage, Bossie as a surname developed from the French form Bossu. In English usage, Bossie as a surname has a related form in Bossu.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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