Bois
Translingual
editProper noun
editBois
- A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Désiré Georges Jean Marie Bois (1856-1946).
Further reading
editEnglish
editEtymology
editProper noun
editBois (plural Boises)
Related terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bois is the 29447th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 802 individuals. Bois is most common among White (81.67%) and Black/African American (13.59%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bois”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 185.