Bois

Bois

1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Désiré Georges Jean Marie Bois (1856-1946).

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

Borrowed from French Bois.

Bois (plural Boises)

1. A surname from French, related to Dubois.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bois is the 29447^th 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.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bois”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 185.

• BIOS, Ibos, SIBO, bios, obis, sibo