Boe
See also: boe
English
editEtymology
edit- As a Swedish surname, from bo (“farm”).
- As a Norwegian surname, from Bø, Bøe, from Old Norse býr (“farm”), related to above.
- As a Danish surname, from Bo, from the Norse name Búi.
- As a Dutch and German surname, reduced from Bode.
- As a West Frisian surname, from the name Boye.
Proper noun
editBoe (plural Boes)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Boe is the 8556th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3850 individuals. Boe is most common among White (92.0%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180.
Anagrams
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Swedish
- English terms derived from Norwegian
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English terms derived from Danish
- English terms derived from Dutch
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from West Frisian
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames