Does any one know the origins of the surname . BOAST?

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Does any one know the origins of the surname . BOAST?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Boast
This unusual and intriguing name is of early medieval English origin, and is one of that
interesting group of surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of
nicknames. These were given in the first instance with reference to a variety of personal
characteristics, such as physical attributes or peculiarities, mental or moral
characteristics, and supposed resemblance to an animal's or bird's appearance or
disposition. In the case of the surname Boast, also found as Bost and Boost, the
nickname was originally acquired by someone who was thought to be particularly boastful,
a teller of tall stories, a braggart. The name derives from the Middle English "bost",
bragging, vainglory, a term of uncertain origin but believed to be cognate with the Middle
High German "boese", Middle Low German "bose", reckless, daring.

Early examples of the surname include Ralph Boste (1327, Suffolk), and Walter Boost
(1327, Sussex). Recordings of the name from London Church Registers include: the
christening of Nicholas, son of John Boast, on July 25th 1613, at St. Michael's,
Cornhill; and the marriage of John Boast and Ann Shutleworth at St. Margaret's,
Westminster, on October 25th 1647. The first recorded spelling of the family name is
shown to be that of
Walter Bost, which was dated
1279, in the "Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire", during the reign of
King Edward 1, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307.