Boye Family History

Boye Surname Meaning

North German and Danish: from an ancient Germanic personal name Boio possibly meaning ‘boy’ (see Boy) or alternatively representing a variant of Bothe with the regular Low German loss of the dental between vowels. This surname is also found in Norway and Sweden. Compare Boie.

English: variant of Boy, a cognate of 1 above. Irish and Scottish: variant of Bowie. Norwegian (Bøye): variant of Bøje, a habitational name from the farm name Bøje in the province of Oppland, the dative plural case of Old Norse bǿr ‘farmstead’. Compare Boyer.

French (Boyé): variant of Boyer. West African (mainly Senegal): name found among the Wolof people of unexplained etymology.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Boyce, Bode, Boe, Bye, Boyer, Bone, Bole, Moye, Bose, Boie

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Where is the Boye family from?

You can see how Boye families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Boye family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Boye families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 14 Boye families living in London. This was about 25% of all the recorded Boye's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Boye families in 1891.

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What did your Boye ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Boye.

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There are 3K immigration records available for the last name Boye. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2K military records available for the last name Boye. For the veterans among your Boye ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Boye lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Boye life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Boye in 1957 was 58, and 72 in 2004.

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Boye Surname Meaning

French (Boyé): variant of Boyer. West African (mainly Senegal): name found among the Wolof people of unexplained etymology.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Boye family from?

What did your Boye ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Boye.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Boye family records will you find?

What is the average Boye lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Boye life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Boye in 1957 was 58, and 72 in 2004.

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