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Where Does The Last Name Boss Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Boss (Hindi: बोस, Marathi: बोस, Russian: Босс) is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Bõss or Bošs. For other possible spellings of Boss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boss? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 9,291^st most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 119,378 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 35 percent of Boss live; 20 percent live in North America and 19 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 71,934^th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 7,862 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 11,860 people, or 1 in 30,561. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent are found, Michigan, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 182 countries. It is also common in South Sudan, where 11 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 11 percent are found.

Boss Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Boss has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 273 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boss Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Episcopalian (36%) in Ireland, Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Boss last name are 14.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.32% registered with the party.

The amount Boss earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.86% less than the national average, earning R 233,208 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.76% less than the national average, earning $15,719,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $44,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.8% less than the national average, earning $46,307 CAD per year.