Boyer Surname

3,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Boyer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the bowyer'; v. Bowyer. This form is found in the Chester Play. Among other guilds and companies that took part were the 'Boyeres, Flechers, and Stringeres' (Ormerod's Cheshire). 'Every boier make .

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Boyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States68,2101:5,314607
France61,7891:1,07537
Canada10,3191:3,571463
Haiti3,1451:3,397459
Venezuela1,8521:16,3091,273
England1,4861:37,4954,895
Australia1,1551:23,3733,211
Peru8151:38,9993,669
Iran7891:97,3169,601
Spain7171:65,2055,874
Dominican Republic6861:15,2081,100
Germany6531:123,28615,067
Argentina4491:95,1978,015
Austria3871:22,0043,456
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Israel2581:33,1694,667
Mali2581:65,7711,556
New Zealand2351:19,2693,387
Switzerland2341:35,0985,115
Guyana1911:3,991713
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
New Caledonia1511:1,829142
India1151:6,670,134150,358
Mexico1151:1,079,35813,690
Belgium1091:105,47415,893
French Polynesia1041:2,700546
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
Thailand921:767,808125,203
Netherlands791:213,76228,937
Congo731:68,3445,947
Italy661:926,61667,608
Ivory Coast581:397,78013,651
Japan551:2,324,44229,670
Turkey541:1,441,13757,155
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Northern Mariana Islands441:1,240173
Benin411:252,08822,137
Wales401:77,3636,557
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Trinidad and Tobago321:42,6243,925
Panama301:130,4094,482
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Liberia281:157,44811,209
Sweden261:378,72126,697
China251:54,692,8632,965
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Senegal221:662,6972,512
Costa Rica191:251,5832,896
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Norway131:395,56035,657
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Monaco101:3,707328
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Dominica81:9,486402
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Samoa41:48,452659
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Wallis and Futuna41:3,40266
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9001:27,0843,696
Wales301:52,2812,643
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Jersey71:7,4121,296
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,4831:3,725450

Boyer (343) may also be a first name.

Boyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the bowyer'; v. Bowyer. This form is found in the Chester Play. Among other guilds and companies that took part were the 'Boyeres, Flechers, and Stringeres' (Ormerod's Cheshire). 'Every boier make ... two bowes of elme,' 1514: Fitzherb., Justyce Peas (H.E.D).

Geoffrey le Boyer. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Adam le Boiere. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

William Boyer, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1596. Baptised — Alice, d. Thomas Boyer, or Bowier: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1611. Thomas Boyer, or Bowyer, vicar of Addingham: Whitaker's Craven.

1795. Married — Thomas Boyer and Elizabeth Carington: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) a variant of Bowyer, q.v.

‘Boyeres, Flechers, and Stringeres.’— Ormerod, Chesh. i. 300.

(French-Lat) the common French surname = Cattle-Drover, Ox-herd [Old French boyer; Latin bos, bovis, an ox]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) Cattle-Drover, Ox-Herd [Low Latin bovarius; from Latin bos, bovis, an ox]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, French) One who made and sold bows; one who took care of, or drove cattle.

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

A maker of bows for archery. A Bowyer's Company still exists in London.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

See Bowyer. But this is also French A family so called settled in Ireland after the Rev. of the Edict of Nantes.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

An archer, one who uses a bow; one who makes bows.

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

A name given to a Grandee among the Muscovites.

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

(French), Cowherd, Drover. (variant: de Touchebœuf.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Fr.; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The name of Bowyer, which is also established in other counties, finds its present home in this county in the district of Bracknell. Robert Bowyer, who was mayor of Reading in 1558, also represented that town in Parliament (Co.) The name is still in the town John.

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

User-submitted Reference

My last name is Boyer, but my paternal grandfather came from France. I have heard that the French 'Boyer' is derived from bouvier, meaning herdsman. My ancestors were herdsmen, not bow makers.

- boyer2000

Boyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boyer (Arabic: بوير, Hindi: बोयर, Marathi: बोयर, Russian: Бойер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boyer is the 3,603rd most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,691 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Boyer are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 471,283rd most commonly used given name globally, borne by 343 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 68,210 people, or 1 in 5,314. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States Boyer is found in 119 countries. It also occurs in France, where 40 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Boyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Boyer surname grew 506 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 377 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 35 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Boyer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Boyer surname are 16.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Boyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 9.88% less than the national average, earning €27,064 per year; in Norway they earn 48.55% more than the national average, earning 514,105 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,628 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.8% less than the national average, earning R 221,484 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.34% less than the national average, earning $18,312,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $42,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.27% less than the national average, earning $45,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouyer919,036/
Bhoyer91623/
Boyere91301/
Boyher91198/
Boyert91126/
Booyer9183/
Bohyer9181/
Boeyer9110/
Buoyer919/
Boyier912/
Boyerd911/
Boyeer911/
Boyerr910/
Boer8928,230/
Byer896,166/
Boyr897/
Bouhyer83100/
Bouyere8321/
Boyeere8312/
Bhoyere834/
Boyhere832/
Bhyoyer831/
Bhoyeer831/
D'Boyer831/
Beyer8098,834/
Bayer8087,995/
Bower8046,274/
Voyer806,108/
Boyar804,628/
Buyer802,069/
Bojer80981/
Boier80647/
Boehr80353/
Bouer80337/
Boerr80268/
Bhyer80138/
Bhoer8090/
Boyre8080/
Bhoyr8060/
Boyir8043/
Biyer8032/
Boyrd8018/
Woyer8016/
Byjer8013/
Boyor8010/
Báyer8010/
Byerr801/
Byyer801/
Boerh801/
Byier801/
Boysr801/
Bhoyar73101,272/
Boyard731,634/
Bayere731,437/
Boyire73787/
Boyore73704/
Bowier73432/
Bhoyre73304/
Bhoier73277/
Boyart73110/
Beyert73108/
Bouier7399/
Buyert7379/
Bayerd7378/
Buyher7364/
Boyare7363/
Biyere7362/
Bouyre7354/
Bogger7352/
Buyere7339/
Bayert7338/
Bojere7338/
Bouere7332/
Bojert7322/
Bhower7320/
Bhoyir7319/
Bhuyer7319/
Bhayer7317/
Bouyor7313/
Bouert7313/
Baouer7311/
Beyere7310/
Boiher7310/
Bohyar739/
B'Ayer737/
Bauyer734/
Bygger734/
Buhyer734/
Beyeer733/
Bowerr733/
Bohyor733/
Boyère733/
Boujer733/
Bowerz732/
Beeyer732/
Byoyar732/
Bowere732/
Vouyer732/
Bayier732/
Bowesr731/
Bouyar731/
Boower731/
Bhoyor731/
Bieyer731/
Boiere731/
Bgoyar731/
Voyher731/
Bayher731/
Boieer731/
Boiier731/
Bojeer731/
Bayeer731/
Byiere730/
Boweer730/
Bohwer730/
Bahyer730/
Bohuer730/
Beer6763,944/
Baer6739,616/
Bear6720,683/
Bour6715,973/
Bier6710,766/
Buer673,856/
Bouhier673,117/
Bayr67723/
Beir67190/
Bougier67171/
Boir67159/
Bejr67150/
Beur67146/
Bouyard6773/
Bhoyare6769/
Beyr6760/
Vyer6757/
Voer6749/
Bougger6729/
Beyertt6725/
Bouyare6724/
Beyhier6720/
Boierth6714/
Bhoyire6712/
Bhoweer678/
Bouhjer677/
Bowerdt676/
Bouyarh675/
Booyard674/
Beehoer673/
Bouhger673/
Bhouyar672/
Bhhoyar672/
Boyhart672/
Boyrova671/
Bayhert671/
Bhoeiar671/
Bhohyar671/
Bhoyasr671/
Bhoyyor671/
Oueyere671/
Bojeere671/
Bojr671/
Bouyore671/
D'Bower671/
Bayheer671/
Baouere671/
Bayhier671/
Booyord671/
Boyarth670/
Bouyart670/
Boyorth670/
Bohuert670/
Bouerth670/

Boyer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boyer in the Hindi language
बोयरboyara-
Boyer in the Marathi language
बोयरboyara-
Boyer in the Russian language
Бойерbojer-
Boyer in the Arabic language
بويرbwyr-

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Boyer Reference & Research

Bowers DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Boyer FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Bowers FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Boyer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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