The bovey Surname

bovey Name Meaning and History

English (Devon): habitational name from either of two places in Devon, Bovey Tracey or North Bovey, which take their names from the Bovey river, on which they stand.

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The bovey name in History

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

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Distribution of bovey Families in the US in 1920

Number of bovey families

10-18

4-9

1-3

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Thread	Author	Replies
Michael Bovey/Bonge	Henry Turner	5
conrad bovey 1720-1766	lesahayes1	0
Joseph William Bovey b.5-18-1819 in Washington Co, MD	tbbelcher	39
MARY ANN BOVEY	kempsearch_1	4
Bovey Bible	Jim Pate	0
John Bovey	rquinn2053	3
Bonge/Bovey	elaine_wendt	0
Christian Bovey's son Adam	Victoria Renfro	2
Bovey family	francesmontague	0
Edward (Edouard) Bovey (Beauvais)	debbievestal37	6

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