Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
BOYS
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BOYS. Fr. lots, a wood. The latinized form De Bosco, ' of the M'ood,' is retained in the Fr. Dubois, Dubosq, &c., while Attwood is the precise Eug. equivalent.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English