German (Böhmer): ethnic name for a native or
inhabitant of Bohemia (see Boehm).North German:
topographic name for someone who lived by a barrier (German
Schlagbaum), or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a
customs collector. Alternatively, in some cases it may have been an
occupational name for someone who grew or tended trees or a
topographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous tree.Swedish: probably from German.
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