The Bobo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,254 people carried this name — #3,828 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,800 people counted. That is up 5% from 8,848 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 367 people named Bobo.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Pyrénées-Orientales.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 47 people named Bobo live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Bobo in American newspapers,
1878–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 30,828 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Bobo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Rosalvo Bobo 1874–1929 · physician -
Elizabeth Bobo 1943– · politician -
Hubert Bobo 1934–1999 · American football player
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Roger Bobo 1938–2023 · musician
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Kim Bobo 1954– · activist
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Jean-Freddy Bobo 1966– · theologian
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bobo.
- Bobe 735 · U.S. census
- Bobenrieth 123 · U.S. census
- Bober 2,230 · U.S. census
- Bobet 112 · U.S. census
- Bobier 373 · U.S. census
- Bobin 159 · U.S. census
- Boca 175 · U.S. census
- Bocage 290 · U.S. census
- Bocca 111 · U.S. census
- Boccaccio 214 · U.S. census
- Boccanfuso 263 · U.S. census
- Boccard 139 · U.S. census
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