The boone Surname
boone Name Meaning and History
- English (of Norman origin): from a nickname meaning ‘good’, from Old French bon ‘good’. Compare Bone 1.
- English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Bohon in La Manche, France, of obscure etymology.
- Dutch: from Middle Dutch bone, boene ‘bean’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a bean grower or a nickname for a man of little importance (broad beans having been an extremely common crop in the medieval period), or possibly for a tall thin man (with reference to the runner bean).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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