Bogus

See also: bogus and Boguś

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Bogus, Boguś, or Romanian Boguș.

Proper noun

Bogus (plural Boguses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bogus is the 25332^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 977 individuals. Bogus is most common among White (79.02%) and Black/African American (16.99%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bogus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 184.

Polish

Etymology

From names beginning with Bog-, e.g. Bogumił, Bogusław, and Bogdan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.ɡus/
• Rhymes: -ɔɡus
• Syllabification: Bo‧gus

Proper noun

Bogus m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Bogus

	singular	plural
nominative	Bogus	Bogusowie
genitive	Bogusa	Bogusów
dative	Bogusowi	Bogusom
accusative	Bogusa	Bogusów
instrumental	Bogusem	Bogusami
locative	Bogusie	Bogusach
vocative	Bogusie	Bogusowie

Proper noun

Bogus f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• “Bogus”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022