Boothman Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Boothman is best understood together with Booth: both are English spellings of one family name. The family name meaning is “Herdsman, dweller in a hut”, the same as for Booth. The ending -man in Boothman is a typical English derivative of the root behind Booth. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Boothe and Bouth.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Boothman with 300 bearers, at rank 65,964.

Arms linked to Booth and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Boothman surname pack.