Bossard
surname · Latin script
Meaning, in French: of the elements bos audacious (see Bos 2) + hard hardy, brave. 2. nickname for a hunchback, from OF bosse hump, hunched back (of unknown origin) + the pej. suffix -ard. Vars.: Pol.: Borowicki
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Bossard is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France.
- FRFrance
- USUnited States
- CHSwitzerland
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from Old German Boshard/Bossard; first attested Henry Bossard 1221 AssSa
Sources 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
How Bossard is read(measured from records)
Bossard is one spelling over 2 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.
- French63%
of the elements bos audacious (see Bos 2) + hard hardy, brave. 2. nickname for a hunchback, from OF bosse hump, hunched back (of unknown origin) + the pej. suffix -ard. Vars.: Pol.: Borowicki. Borowiiiski; Borecki, Borucki; Burski; Borowiec, Borowicz (patr. in form). Jewish: Borovski, Borovsky, Borowsky. See also Borkowski. Bosse see Burkett
as a nameThe Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
- English30%
from Old German Boshard/Bossard; first attested Henry Bossard 1221 AssSa
as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames
Henry Bossard’ 1221 AssSa; Geoffrey Bussard, Bosard 1283 SRSf; William Bosard 1350 ColchCt. OG Boshard, Bossard.
as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames
The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Konrad Bossardb. 1802CHSwiss politician (1802-1859)
- Jenny Bossard-Biowb. 1813PLGerman photographer (1813 – after 1858)
- Angélina Duplessixb. 1857FRnot in their usual nameFrench storyteller, collector and author
- Karl Bossardb. 1907CHcyclist
- Robert Bossardb. 1920CHSwiss author (1920-2017)
- Maurice Bossardb. 1922CHSwiss journalist (1922-2013)
- Peter Bossardb. 1938CHSwiss politician (1938-2001)
- Fixib. 1974FRnot in their usual nameFrench musician
- Sarah Bossardb. 1982CHSwiss film producer from Sri Lanka
- Fixi Bossardcomposer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 23 sources across 14 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1K | #25,376 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 975 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 968 | — |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 952 | #24,598 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 866 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 829 | — |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 827 | #1,462 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 825 | #28,829 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 798 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 726 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 710 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 699 | — |
Reference works 4
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Bossard come from?
- from Old German Boshard/Bossard; first attested Henry Bossard 1221 AssSa Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- What does the name Bossard mean?
- In French, of the elements bos audacious (see Bos 2) + hard hardy, brave. 2. nickname for a hunchback, from OF bosse hump, hunched back (of unknown origin) + the pej. suffix -ard. Vars.: Pol.: Borowicki.
- In which country does Bossard have the most bearers?
- Bossard is most frequently recorded in France.
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