The boyum Surname

boyum Name Meaning and History

Norwegian (Bøyum): habitational name from a farm in Sogn, named from Old Norse bœr, býr ‘farm’.

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The boyum name in History

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

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Distribution of boyum Families in the US in 1920

Number of boyum families

26-49

9-25

1-8

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Boyum families	albnh	0
Obit - Mrs. O. B. [Helene] Boyum - 1916 - MN	sbuethner	0
Boyum family from Balestrand, Sogn, Norway	editor1	12
Looking for parents of Nels (Olsen / Olson) Boyum, pioneer to Sherman South Dakota.	pmjan	5
BOYUM FAMILY NAME	Judi	0
Boyum/Olson	KathyKerr53	0
Andrew O. Boyum biography	Elizabeth Knudson Steiner	0

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