Boggs Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Boggs last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Boggs last name
Meaning of the Boggs last name: dweller by a bog. Boggs is a Scottish and northern English surname for someone who lived by a bog or marsh, from Gaelic bog, "soft". The -s means "of the bog". Scots and Ulster families took the last name to Pennsylvania and the Carolinas. Curiously, English took the word bog itself from Gaelic.
Arms associated with the Boggs name
Coats of arms associated with the Boggs surname follow Scottish heraldry, where each blazon belongs to one bearer.
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Boggs name FAQ
What does the Boggs name mean?
Dweller by a bog. Common variants include Bogg, Bogue.
Where does the Boggs surname come from?
It originates in Scotland, and is also found in Northern Ireland, the United States and Canada.
Is there a Boggs coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Boggs coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: George F. Black, The Surnames of Scotland (New York Public Library, 1946); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).