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Early Origins of the Boeuf family

The surname Boeuf was first found in Périgord, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dordogne and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Boeuf family

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Boeuf Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Boeuf, Boeuffart, Boeuffard, Leboeuf, Beef, Coraboeuf, Couraboeuf, Ecorcheboeuf, Escorcheboeuf, Poimboeuf, Sansboeuf, Samboeuf, Sangleboeuf, Tourneboeuf, Toucheboeuf, Tueboeuf, Tuboeuf, Tournebulle, Tubeuf, Boeufart and many more.

Early Notables of the Boeuf family

Notable amongst the name at this time was

  • the Boeuf family of Perigord

Boeuf Ranking

In France, the name Boeuf is the 2,264th most popular surname with an estimated 2,839 people with that name. 1


United States Boeuf migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boeuf Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Claude Le Boeuf and Rene Le Boeuf, who settled in Louisiana sometime between 1713 and 1799
Boeuf Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joseph Boeuf, who landed in New York, NY in 1833 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Boeuf (post 1700) +

  • Randall J. Le Boeuf, American politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1910 3
  • Alfonso Peña Boeuf, Spanish engineer


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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