Bough Family History
Bough Name Meaning
English: from a Norman form of Old French boeuf ‘bull ox’ hence a nickname for a powerfully built man or in some cases a metonymic occupational name for a herdsman. It is pronounced as if spelled Boff. English and Irish: variant of Bow . It is pronounced as if spelled Bow.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022