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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BOYER

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. Altered spelling of German Bayer or Beyer.
2. German: habitational name for someone from Boye (near Celle-Hannover).
3. English: variant of Bowyer.
4. Danish: habitational name from a place so named. The surname is also found in Norway and Sweden, probably from the same source.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)