The boehmer Surname
boehmer Name Meaning and 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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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