Boe

• As a Swedish surname, from bo (“farm”).
• As a Norwegian surname, from Bø, Bøe, from Old Norse býr (“farm”), related to above.
• As a Danish surname, from Bo, from the Norse name Búi.
• As a Dutch and German surname, reduced from Bode.
• As a West Frisian surname, from the name Boye.

Boe (plural Boes)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Boe is the 8556^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3850 individuals. Boe is most common among White (92.0%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180.

• BEO, EOB, OBE, OEB, obe

Borrowed from Sardinian boe (“ox”), probably a nickname for an imposing person.

Boe m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Sardinian]

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025