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Bouyer History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

Bouyer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The long and noble heritage behind the name of Bouyer first began in medieval France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Bouyer family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Bouyer was an occupational name for a person who worked in a cowshed. Looking back further, we find the name Bouyer was derived from the Old French word boverie, which means a stable for oxen.

Early Origins of the Bouyer family

The surname Bouyer was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where bearers of this family name and their ancestors have been located since ancient times.

Early History of the Bouyer family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bouyer research. Another 357 words (26 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1376, 1391, 1430, 1500, 1519, 1544, 1648, 1677, 1700, 1717, 1743, 1744 and 1746 are included under the topic Early Bouyer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bouyer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bouvier, Bouviez, Bouviet, Bouviest, Bouviait, Bouviais, Bouviaie, Bouviaies, Buvier, Buviez, Buviet, Buviest, Buviait, Buviais, Buviaies, Buviaie, Buviaies, Bouvié, Buvié, De Bouvier, Le Bouvier, De Buvier, Le Buvier and many more.

Early Notables of the Bouyer family

Another 37 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bouyer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bouyer Ranking

In France, the name Bouyer is the 1,207^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,613 people with that name. 1

Bouyer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bouyer Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jean Bouyer, who landed in New York, NY in 1693 2
Madeleine Bouyer, who landed in New York, NY in 1693 2

Bouyer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Gabriel Bouyer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 2

Bouyer migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bouyer Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Anne Bouyer, aged 23, who landed in Canada in 1657
Miss Anne Bouyer, French settler travelling to Canada to work for François Peron, arriving on 10th April 1657 3
Mr. Pierre Bouyer, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 13th May 1676 3
Philippe Bouyer, who arrived in Montreal in 1676

Bouyer Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Pierre Bouyer, who landed in Canada in 1714

Contemporary Notables of the name Bouyer (post 1700) +

Cleo Doris Bouyer, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Wayne County 4th District, 1961 4
Reynold Gideon Bouyer (d. 1826), English divine, Archdeacon of Northumberland educated at Jesus College, Cambridge (LL.B. 1769); 5

The Bouyer Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Festina lente
Motto Translation: Be quick without impetuosity.

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019