Show ContentsBohon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Bohon surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó Buadhacháin, which comes from the word "buadhach," meaning "victorious."

Early Origins of the Bohon family

The surname Bohon was first found in County Cork, where Irish Fiants show the earliest records of this surname.

Early History of the Bohon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bohon research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1659 is included under the topic Early Bohon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bohon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bohan, O'Bohan, Bohane, Bohannon, Boughan, Bohane, Bowen and many more.

Early Notables of the Bohon family

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Bohon Ranking

In the United States, the name Bohon is the 11,267th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Bohon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bohon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Juan Bohon, who arrived in Peru in 1834 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)


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