Bojer Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Search old registers for Bojer and you will soon meet Boyer too. In origin, the name means “Ox-herd, cattleman”.

Bojer writes “j” in place of the “y” found in Boyer, a typical scribal difference. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. You may also find the name written Boyers and Boye.

Arms linked to Boyer and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Bojer family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.