Surname Spotlight: Boesch

There is no single Boesch family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

What Boesch means

Many Boesch families will find their roots under Bosch, the form most records use. Its meaning, shared with Bosch, is “Bush, thicket”.

The extra “e” in Boesch is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Boesche, Boeschen and Bosche. According to the 2010 US Census, the Boesch surname had 1,587 bearers. Between 1891 and 2000, 1,242 babies born in France were registered as Boesch, with the most births in 1961–1970. Births ran at 71 in 1891–1900 and 115 in 1991–2000.

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