Bosh Name Origin and Family Crest

Bosh? Think of it as Bosch with a different pen. At root, the name means “Bush, thicket”. Before spelling was fixed, Bosch was also written Bosh. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Bosche, Boesch and Boesche.

The 2010 census count for Bosh in the United States was 759, good for rank 30,701. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames.

Arms linked to Bosch and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Bosh family name pack.