What is "boase"

Boase is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Charles William Boase (1828–1895), British antiquarian
• Frederic Boase (1843–1912), British librarian and biographer
• George Clement Boase (1829–1897), English bibliographer and antiquary
• Henry Boase (1763–1827), English banker and author
• Henry Samuel Boase (1799–1883), Cornish geologist
• T. S. R. Boase (1898–1974), art historian, university teacher, and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
• Wendy Boase (1944–1999), Australian co-founder of the children's publishing company Walker Books