Boe Surname

32,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Boe Surname Definition:

A much attenuated form of Bullock, which see. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries part of Bonnington near Peebles was held by the Bullos of Bonnington-Bullo. In the public records the name appears as Bo, Boe, Bowie, or Bullo. Barbara Boo in Darnick, 1655, and George Boo or Boe in Dainyeltoune (or Danzielton), 1660 (RRM.

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Boe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4111:66,9867,802
Liberia3,1801:1,386193
Vanuatu1,6921:15614
Indonesia1,6331:80,9858,573
Denmark5951:9,487883
France4811:138,09321,198
Canada3801:96,96210,547
Italy3281:186,45327,529
Papua New Guinea3121:26,1342,907
Ivory Coast2211:104,3955,363
Cameroon1941:107,05712,544
Solomon Islands1811:3,205329
Germany1711:470,79241,127
England1491:373,94726,392
Philippines1231:823,07577,828
India1121:6,848,798152,966
Norway921:55,8948,011
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
Scotland611:87,7676,275
Cambodia511:303,6703,519
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
Australia501:539,91440,287
Iran481:1,599,63662,090
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Northern Ireland291:63,6224,809
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Burkina Faso201:917,6059,572
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Wales111:281,32115,850
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Finland71:785,24338,644
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
China51:273,464,31313,838
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Samoa11:193,8081,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland591:63,4443,911
England491:497,45727,315

The alternate forms: Böe (116), Boé (35) & Boè (1) are calculated separately.

Boe (2,293) may also be a first name.

Boe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A much attenuated form of Bullock, which see. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries part of Bonnington near Peebles was held by the Bullos of Bonnington-Bullo. In the public records the name appears as Bo, Boe, Bowie, or Bullo. Barbara Boo in Darnick, 1655, and George Boo or Boe in Dainyeltoune (or Danzielton), 1660 (RRM., I, p. 159,297; II, p. 84) John Booe took the oath in 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 455). Agnes Boe in Symington, Lanarkshire, 1677. and three more are in record there (Lanark CR,), and Andrew Boe in Parkhill, 1682 (Peebles CR.). William Boa in Easter Glentueing, parish of Crawfordjohn, 1723 (Lanark CR,), and Mr. James Boe was schoolmaster at Moffat, Dumfriesshire, 1745 (Dumfries).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Norwegian) One who lived on a farm.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This surname, according to Grose, originated as follows: about the time of the Conqueror, there was a town (on the site of the Castle of Bowes), which the tradition of the family states, was burned. It then belonged to the Earls of Brittany and Richmond. The castle was built, as Mr. Horseley thinks, out of the ruins of the Roman Fortress, by Alan Niger, the second earl of that title, who, it is said, placed therein William, his relation, with five hundred archers to defend it against some insurgents in Cambridge and Westmorland confederated with the Scots, giving him for the device of his standard the arms of Brittany, with three bows and a bundle of arrows, whence both the castle and the commander derived their names; the former being called Bowes Castle, and the latter, William de Arcubus, or William Bowes.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Bowes is a name evidently taken from the North Riding parish thus called. The family of Bowes of Aske, in the North Riding, played a notable part in the county during the 16th and 17th centuries (W. R.). The name has long been prominently connected with York, and it is in that locality that it is now best represented. Lord mayors of York and the representatives of the city in parliament during the 15th century bore this name (D.). A gentle family of Bowes has been connected with Darlington since the 17th century (Longstaffe's "Darlington").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

This is an Italian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Bovo'.

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Boe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Boe (Marathi: बोक़े, Oriya: ବଏ, Russian: Бое) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant: Böe, Boé or Boè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boe is the 32,884th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 451,129 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Boe reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Boe is also the 155,698th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 2,293 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,411 people, or 1 in 66,986. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 17 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Washington, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 82 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 20 percent live and Vanuatu, where 10 percent live.

Boe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Boe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 304 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 103 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boe last name are 10.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Boe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 50.8% less than the national average, earning €14,774 per year; in Norway they earn 58.2% more than the national average, earning 547,509 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 82.66% less than the national average, earning R 41,208 per year; in United States they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $45,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.64% less than the national average, earning $46,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Böe89116/
Boé8935/
Boè891/
Boye8657,963/
Boer8628,230/
Bowe8617,435/
Bhoe8613,167/
Boue869,989/
Boes868,831/
Boje865,559/
Boey864,843/
Boie861,597/
Bohe861,517/
Booe861,177/
Boet861,054/
Boeh86669/
Boez86539/
Boea86106/
Boed8652/
Boee8648/
Boeß8625/
Boep8615/
Buoe865/
Boțe861/
Boej861/
Bhoye7559,784/
Bowie7525,587/
Boyes7513,744/
Bouet756,960/
Bogie755,444/
Bouye754,522/
Bouie752,312/
Boies752,078/
Bhoje751,867/
Boets751,625/
Boyet751,060/
Buoye75505/
Boyee75467/
Boije75463/
Bouez75433/
Boweh75400/
Boehr75353/
Bouhe75345/
Bohie75338/
Boyed75303/
Boess75302/
Boerr75268/
Boyez75256/
Boedt75236/
Baoue75235/
Bouje75198/
Boest75135/
Bogge75131/
Bojje75107/
Boeth7595/
Bhoer7590/
Booye7590/
Boiye7589/
Bhoie7571/
Boueh7571/
Boyie7569/
Bohey7562/
Booey7560/
Bojie7557/
Bowee7551/
Bioye7547/
Bhoee7543/
Boett7541/
Bouee7538/
Boesz7538/
Boesh7537/
Boeij7536/
Boech7536/
Bojeś7533/
Boyeh7531/
Bhoep7528/
Boheu7528/
Bohge7525/
Booie7523/
Buoey7518/
Bohei7518/
Boedh7517/
Bohye7515/
Buowe7515/
Bojeh7514/
Boieh7513/
Boheh7513/
Boeia7511/
Bojee7511/
Bohée7510/
Boyye759/
Byoye758/
Boeie757/
Bhoue756/
Boeja756/
Boejé756/
Booer755/
Bhohe755/
Boues755/
Bhoey755/
Bohes755/
Boowe754/
Bouée754/
Boieș754/
Boyep754/
Boyhe752/
Boihe752/
Boepp752/
Boiie752/
Bhoes752/
Boued751/
Boyje751/
Boied751/
Bojed751/
Bojge751/
Boerh751/
Booee751/
Boiet751/
Beioe751/
Boehy751/
Boiee751/
Bohje751/
Bouep751/
Bowep751/
Bowez751/
Boïye751/
Bgoye751/
Boeys751/
Bo'er751/
Boweï751/
Boehh751/
Booue750/
Booes750/
Bee67292,845/
Boy6790,441/
Bey6783,348/
Boa6744,552/
Bej6741,109/
Bie6738,596/
Bou6736,734/
Boi6723,460/
Bei6716,947/
Bea6714,743/
Boo6714,695/
Bye6714,473/
Bae6711,397/
Beu676,750/
Boyett676,088/
Bue675,590/
Boj673,809/
Bougie673,705/
Bahoue67710/
Boyeau67544/
Boeije67382/
Boheas67266/
Bohoue67219/
Boedts67190/
Boğ67171/
Bowett67167/
Bohets67157/
Boujet67110/
Bhoyes67108/
Bouyeh6785/
Bhoyed6783/
Booyes6753/
Booyee6752/
Bhoyeh6747/
Boijer6743/
Geeboe6738/
Bouyet6735/
Bouied6732/
Bouyee6731/
Boogie6728/
Boeyah6726/
Bhoyep6726/
Bouyez6725/
Bhoohe6721/
Boheyt6719/
Boiyee6718/
Bouyed6717/
Boujeh6716/
Bhoije6716/
Bhojye6716/
Bhoyee6715/
Bhoyet6714/
Beà6711/
Boiyea6710/
Boî6710/
Bouezz679/
Bhooee678/
Baouez678/
Bouyes677/
Boigie677/
Buoyee677/
Bouett676/
Boowie676/
Boetch676/
Bohyee676/
Bowesh676/
Bouyep676/
Bouhie676/
Boecht675/
Baouhe675/
Bhohie675/
Bhoeya674/
Bhoihe674/
Bhojge674/
Boiyer673/
Bhogie673/
Boá673/
Bão673/
Bohher672/
Bhojee672/
Bhojje672/
Bhouye672/
Bowesd672/
Boyier672/
Beá672/
Bhojie672/
Booies672/
Bowess671/
Bouhge671/
Boyahe671/
Boyeet671/
Boyied671/
Boyiee671/
Boyjie671/
Boohet671/
Boojje671/
Booyhe671/
Bajohe671/
Bhhoye671/
Bhioye671/
Bhoeie671/
Bhoher671/
Bhoiet671/
Bhojed671/
Bhooye671/
Bohies671/
Boieau671/
Bo'her671/
Boehje671/
Boetts671/
Bouess671/
Boyyer671/
Boyies671/
Boweeh671/
Boowes671/
Boggeh671/
Bogieh671/
Booerh671/
Boiier671/
Bouiez671/
Boujed671/
Boù671/
Bhoies671/
Bouehs670/
Boiett670/
Boyess670/
Bouech670/
Boohes670/
Boehtz670/
Boohey670/
Boehie670/
Boherr670/
Boiyez670/
Bhohey670/

Boe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boe in the Marathi language
बोक़ेboqe-
Boe in the Oriya language
ବଏba'e70.27
େବାଏeba'e29.73
Boe in the Russian language
Боеboe-

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