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![Show Contents]() Boe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Boe familyThe surname Boe was first found in the city of Reggio-Emilia, where records show Gerardo de Corviago Bovini living here in 1079. Early History of the Boe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boe research. Another 51 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1430, 1484, 1503, 1572, 1734, 1781 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Boe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boe Spelling VariationsIn comparison with other European surnames, Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms. They reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each with its own distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the typical Italian surname suffix is "i", whereas in Southern Italy it is "o". Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes and church officials often spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. The spelling variations in the name Boe include Bove, Bova, Bovi, Bue, Buo, Bui, Bua, Boe, Boi, Boy, Bo, Dal Bo, Del Bo, Lo Bue, Lo Boi, La Bua, Boelli, Boellis, Bovetto, Bovetti, Bovet, Boetto, Boetti, Boet, Boeddu, Bovino, Bovin, Boin, Buini, Bovoli, Bovani, Boano, Bovini, Bovara, Bovetini, Bovelli, Bovaro, Bovari and many more. Early Notables of the Boe familyProminent among members of the family was Bovetinodei Bovetini, who was an intellectual in Mantua in the 13th century; Bonincontro dei Bovi was a lawyer in Bologna in 1300; Girolamo Bove was appointed mayor of Sezze by Pope Sisto IV in the 15th century; Giacomo Bovi was senator of Rome; Pietro Bovi and Giovan-Carlo Bovi were Bishops of Ostuno, and the latter also became Archbishop of Brindisi; Bernardo Bovini was mayor of Parma in 1503; Gherardo Bovini was mayor of Reggio; Rambaldo Bovini was mayor of Sassuolo around the same time; Cesare Bovi was made Bishop of Nardo by Pope Gregory...
Another 111 words (8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Boe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boe RankingIn the United States, the name Boe is the 10,948th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Boe migration to the United States | + |
A look at the immigration and passenger lists has shown a number of people bearing the name Boe:
Boe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Saar Hansen Boe, aged 48, who arrived in New York, NY in 1836 2
- Lam Olsen Boe, aged 29, who landed in New York, NY in 1836 2
- Mathias I Boe, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1890 2
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- David Boe (1936-2020), American organist from Duluth, Minnesota, head of the organ department of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music
- Colonel Eric A. Boe (b. 1964), NASA Astronaut with over 27 days in space 3
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- NASA Astronauts Homepage. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Eric Boe. Retrieved from http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/boe-ea.html
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