Boge
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Boge, a topographic or habitational surname from Old Norse bugr (“hook; bay, inlet”).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Boge is the 40016th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Boge is most common among White (93.43%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 183.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German boge, from Old High German bogo, from Proto-West Germanic *bogō, from Proto-Germanic *bugô. Compare German Bogen, Dutch boog, English bow, Danish bue, Norwegian boge.
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