Bogus

Borrowed from Polish Bogus, Boguś, or Romanian Boguș.

Bogus (plural Boguses)

1. A surname.

• 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.

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

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

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

Bogus m pers

1. a male surname

Bogus f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

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