Both Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Both is how some branches of the Bothe family came to write their name. Read literally, Both points to “messenger”. Without the “e” of Bothe, Both is a simpler written form of the same name. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes Botha.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Both surname had 863 bearers. From 1891 to 2000, 196 births in France were registered under Both. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Booth.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Bothe surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Research your Both family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.