The Bost surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,734 people carried this name — #5,995 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,500 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,665 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,614 people named Bost.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 76 départements, most often Dordogne.
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 32 people named Bost 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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
Bost in American newspapers,
1894.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 178,669 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Bost,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ami Bost 1790–1874 · pastor -
Ami Bost 1790–1874 · pastor
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Ami Bost 1790–1874 · pastor
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Edmond Bost-Siefert d. 1930 · composer
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Alexandre Arnaud Bost 1795–1880 · official
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Mélanie Bost 1800–1860 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bost.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Bost is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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