Bovey Family History
Bovey Name Meaning
English:: (Devon): habitational name from either of two places in Devon Bovey Tracey or North Bovey which take their names from the Bovey river on which they stand. perhaps occasionally from the Middle English personal name Bove (from the Old Norse Bófi Bovi Bove a nickname from bófi ‘knave rogue’) or from the Scandinavian name directly.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022