Bosma is a West Frisian toponymic surname meaning "from/of the forest".Bosma at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Variants are Boschma, Boskma and Bossema. Notable people with the surname include:

Bosma Brian Bosma (born 1957), American politician from Indiana Javier Bosma (born 1969), Spanish beach volleyball player Koen Bosma (born 1990), Dutch football player Martin Bosma (born 1964), Dutch politician and journalist Remco Bosma (born 1971), Dutch politician Tim Bosma (died 2013), Canadian murder victim Boschma Hilbrand Boschma (1893–1976), Dutch zoologist and museum director Named after him: Boschma's frogfish and Boschma's scampi (1922–1997), Dutch sculptor

See also Bosman, Dutch surname

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