Altered spelling of Dutch and North German Bohmhauer,
literally ‘wood cutter’, an occupational name for a woodsman or
lumberjack, Middle Low German bomhowere.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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