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boros Name Meaning and History

  1. Hungarian: from boros ‘tipsy’, ‘drunk’ (a derivative of bor ‘wine’), hence a nickname for a heavy drinker or in some rare cases a metonymic occupational name for a wine merchant or a wine producer.
  2. Hungarian: probably a spelling variant of Baros, from a pet form of the personal name Barnabás, Hungarian form of Barnaby.
  3. Czech and Slovak (Boroš): nickname from Hungarian boros ‘drunk’ (see 1 above); or alternatively from a Slavic personal name such as Dalibor, or Borivoj.
  4. Polish (also Boros, Borosz): from a Slavic personal name such as Borzyslaw or Bolebor.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of boros Families in the US in 1920
Number of boros families
 28-53
 10-27		 1-9
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Threads: 21 - Messages: 62
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looking for any other Boros Michelle Boros 15
BOROS / NJ margaret 7
Boros - Hungary to Toledo jhanthorn1 1
John Boros and Elizabeth Toth Hungary to N.J. NYLady847 1
Borosch/Boros USNchic 0
BOROS/ Passaic,NJ margaret 3
BOROS: Abauj-Torna, Szogliget, Hungary>PA lindalew 3
Boros family tree Scott Mildenhall 10
Copies of John and Dora Matis D.C.- !!!!!! ??????????????? gary mattis (matis) 0
Great Uncle Alexander Boros of Budapest, Hungary Vickie 1
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