Bou surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Bou surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,039 people carried this name — #24,186 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 285,700 people counted. That is up 13% from 916 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 702 people named Bou.

121 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 40 départements, most often Aveyron.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 121
Aveyron 293
Paris 44
Hérault 43
Essonne 25
Tarn 24
Indre-et-Loire 22
Seine-Maritime 15
Haute-Garonne 14

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 597 people named Bou 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 196
Córdoba 74
Entre Ríos 72
City of Buenos Aires 57
Mendoza 56
Neuquén 48
Río Negro 23
Santa Fe 22

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Bou,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Melcior de Bou i de Margarit-Biure 1755–1838
  • Vicenç Bou i Geli 1885–1962 · composer
  • Ramón Bou Gil 1898–1936 · politician
  • Libert Bou 1910–2003 · civil servant
  • Agustí Bou i Tort 1924–2012 · lawyer
  • Jacques Bou 1950– · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Bou is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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