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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BOOR

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English: from Old English bar ‘boar’, hence probably a nickname for a keen hunter of wild boar or for someone thought to resemble the animal in some way.
2. Variant spelling of Boer.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)