Surname Spotlight: Boe

Boe began as a Norwegian family name. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “one who lived on a farm”.

Surname origin

It is a topographic name, describing where an early bearer lived.

The 2010 census count for Boe in the United States was 3,850, good for rank 8,556. French birth records list 1,008 children named Boe between 1891 and 2000.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Boe coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

Research your Boe family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.