Boggess
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English
Etymology
Nickname from Middle English boggish (“boastful, haughty”).
Proper noun
Boggess (plural Boggesses)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Boggess is the 7140th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4684 individuals. Boggess is most common among White (90.58%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boggess”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 183.