Boase
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a variant spelling of the Hebrew personal name Boaz. This surname is typical of Cornwall.
Proper noun[edit]
Boase (plural Boases)
- A surname from Hebrew.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Boase is the 60790th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 331 individuals. Boase is most common among White (87.01%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boase”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 177.