Boehmer Family History

German (Böhmer): ethnic name for a native or inhabitant of Bohemia (see Boehm). North German: topographic name for someone who lived by a barrier (German Schlagbaum), or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a customs collector. Alternatively, in some cases it may have been an occupational name for someone who grew or tended trees or a topographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous tree. Swedish: probably from German.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press