The boer Surname

boer Name Meaning and History

Dutch and North German: occupational name for a farmer, from Middle Low German bur ‘dweller’, ‘citizen’, ‘neighbor’, ‘farmer’ (see Bauer).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The boer name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the boer family name as far back in history as possible.

boer Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of boer Families in the US in 1920

Number of boer families

18-33

7-17

1-6

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Jeanette Boer Zaccone	eberhakl	1
Grace Boer	DPyritz	7
Jan Hendrik Boers	BLeydecker	0
Rosa Boer photo	Not_A_Relative	0
Boer family - Utrecht, NL to Kalamazoo, MI	799hal	1
Boer of New Orleans LA	pmbfam	0
Boer	Stephanie Rucker	1
Roelof Boer	juanita7931	1
Boer photos from Albany, NY	jwestes	0
Enlisted men in 16th lancer	martin_brett	0

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