Bos (surname)

Bos is a Dutch surname. Meaning "woods" or "forest", the name often is toponymic. Alternatively, the surname sometimes has a patronymic origin, referring to the now rare given name Bos.[1] In 2007, 35,405 people carried the name in the Netherlands, making it the 14th most common surname there.[1] Notable people with named Bos include:

A

  • Abraham Bos (born 1943), Dutch historian and philosopher
  • Annie Bos (1886–1975), Dutch theater and silent film actress

B

  • Bert Bos (born 1963), Dutch computer scientist

C

D

E

  • Ery Bos (1908–2005), Dutch-German dancer and film actress, daughter of Coenraad V. Bos

F

G

H

J

  • Jaap Bos (born 1953), Dutch footballer
  • Jan Bos (born 1975), Dutch speed skater & cyclist, brother of cyclist Theo Bos
  • Jan Just Bos (1939–2003), Dutch botanist, television presenter and rower
  • Jan Ritzema Bos (1850–1928), Dutch phytopathologist, brother of Pieter Roelof
  • Jane Bos (1897–1975), pseudonym of French film score composer Jane Malka
  • Johnny Bos (1952–2013), American boxer and writer

K

L

  • Lambert Bos (1670–1717), Dutch scholar and critic
  • Lex Bos (born 1957), Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
  • Loek Bos (born 1946), Dutch cartoonist, painter and sculptor

M

N

P

  • Peter Bos (born 1950), Dutch actor
  • Pieter Roelof Bos (1847–1902), Dutch teacher and atlas publisher, brother of Jan Ritzema

R

  • Renée Jones-Bos (born 1952), Dutch diplomat, Netherlands Ambassasor to Russia
  • Roel Bos (born 1942), Dutch movie actor with the stage name Glenn Saxson

S

  • Saskia Bos (born 1970), Dutch museum curator and art historian
  • Stef Bos (born 1961), Dutch pop singer active in South Africa

T

W

  • Willemijn Bos (born 1988), Dutch field hockey player
  • Wouter Bos (born 1963), Dutch politician, leader of the Labour Party, PvdA

Fictional characters

  • Dick Bos, protagonist of the Dutch detective comics series by the same name

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bos at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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