Bos is a Dutch surname. Meaning "woods" or "forest", the name often is toponymic. Alternatively, the surname sometimes has a patronymic origin, referring to the now rare given name Bos.[1] In 2007, 35,405 people carried the name in the Netherlands, making it the 14th most common surname there.[1] Notable people with named Bos include:
- Abraham Bos (born 1943), Dutch historian and philosopher
- Annie Bos (1886–1975), Dutch theater and silent film actress
- Bert Bos (born 1963), Dutch computer scientist
- Brenda Bos (born 19..), American lutheran bishop in Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
- Burny Bos (1944–2023), Dutch producer, scenarist and children's book writer
- Caroline Bos (born 1959), Dutch architect
- Coenraad V. Bos (1875–1955), Dutch classical pianist
- Cornelis Bos (c.1508–1555), Flemish engraver, printseller and book publisher
- Christiaan Bos, Dutch painter (1835–1918)
- Cyril Bos (born 1972), French racing cyclist
- Dianne Bos (born 1956), Canadian photographer
- Dominik Bos (born 1996), Polish journalist, speaker and internet persona
- Ery Bos (1908–2005), Dutch-German dancer and film actress, daughter of Coenraad V. Bos
- Frederik Bos (1866–1931), Dutch farmer and politician
- Gijsbert Bos (born 1973), Dutch football forward
- Hans Bos (born 1950), Dutch biochemist
- Henk Bos (footballer) (born 1992), Dutch football midfielder
- Henk Bos (painter) (1901–1979), Dutch painter
- Henk J. M. Bos (born 1940), Dutch historian of mathematics
- Iwona Bos-Swiecik (born 1958), Polish and Dutch chess master
- Jaap Bos [de; nl] (born 1953), Dutch footballer
- Jan Bos (born 1975), Dutch speed skater & cyclist, brother of cyclist Theo Bos
- Jan Just Bos (1939–2003), Dutch botanist, television presenter and rower
- Jan Ritzema Bos (1850–1928), Dutch phytopathologist, brother of Pieter Roelof
- Jane Bos (1897–1975), pseudonym of French film score composer Jane Malka
- Johnny Bos (1952–2013), American boxer and writer
- Kimberley Bos (born 1993), Dutch skeleton racer
- Kirsten Bos (born c.1980), Canadian physical anthropologist
- Lambert Bos (1670–1717), Dutch scholar and critic
- Lex Bos (born 1957), Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- Loek Bos (born 1946), Dutch cartoonist, painter and sculptor
- Marcelien Bos-de Koning (born 1978), Dutch competitive sailor
- Marco Bos (born 1979), Dutch racing cyclist
- Mark Bos (born 1960), Australian-rules footballer
- Nel Bos (born 1947), Dutch swimmer
- Peter Bos (born 1950), Dutch actor
- Peter Bos (rower) (born 1938), American rower
- Pieter Roelof Bos [de; nl] (1847–1902), Dutch teacher and atlas publisher, brother of Jan Ritzema
- Renée Jones-Bos (born 1952), Dutch diplomat, Netherlands Ambassasor to Russia
- Roel Bos (born 1942), Dutch movie actor with the stage name Glenn Saxson
- Saskia Bos [de; sv] (born 1970), Dutch museum curator and art historian
- Stef Bos (born 1961), Dutch pop singer active in South Africa
- Tamara Bos (born 1967), Dutch screenwriter
- Theo Bos (born 1983), Dutch road and track cyclist, brother of speed skater Jan Bos
- Theo Bos (footballer) (1965–2013), Dutch footballer and manager
- Thomas Bos (born 1968), Dutch speed skater
- Willemijn Bos (born 1988), Dutch field hockey player
- Wouter Bos (born 1963), Dutch politician, leader of the Labour Party, PvdA
