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Early Origins of the Boken family

The surname Boken was first found in Bavaria, where the Bogen family made a great early contribution to the feudal society of early Europe. The name Bogen became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses where family members continued to play important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts which resulted as each group sought to increase its power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.

Early History of the Boken family

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Boken Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bogen, Boggen, Boger, Bogere, Bogel, Bogle, Boagen, Boaggen, Boager, Boagere, Boagel, Boagle, Boghen, Boaghen, Boegen, Boeggen, Boeger, Boegere, Boegel, Boegele, Boegle, Bugen, Buggen, Buger, Bugere, Bugel, Bugele, Bugle, Buegen, Bueggen, Bueger, Buegere, Buegel, Buegele, Buegle, Bogin, Bogan, Boggin and many more.

Early Notables of the Boken family

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United States Boken migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boken Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Elisab Boken, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1850 1


  1. 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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