Bou Family History
Bou Name Meaning
Catalan and southern French: from Catalan and Occitan bou ‘ox’ (from Latin bos genitive bovis) probably a metonymic occupational name for a herdsman. Compare Bove . Arabic (mainly Lebanon Maghreb): vernacular dialect variant of Abou in which the initial short vowel is dropped. This surname is found among both Muslims and Christians. Cambodian: written ប៊ូ unexplained.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022