Origins Available: English,
Scottish
The chronicles of Scottish history reveal that the first people to use the name Boarman were the Strathclyde-
Britons. It was a name for a maker of bows. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old English word
bower, which means
bow maker.Early Origins of the Boarman family
The surname Boarman was first found in
Peeblesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd nam Pùballan), former county in South-central
Scotland, in the present day Scottish Borders Council Area, where they held a
family seat in the old manor of Bower in the parish of Drummelzier.
Early History of the Boarman family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boarman research.
Another 377 words (27 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1317, 1387, 1489, 1479, 1615, 1671 and 1718 are included under the topic Early Boarman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Boarman Spelling Variations
Prior to the first dictionaries, scribes spelled words according to sound. This, and the fact that Scottish names were repeatedly translated from Gaelic to English and back, contributed to the enormous number of
spelling variations in Scottish names. Boarman has been spelled Bower, Bowre, Bowyr, Bowers, Bowyer, Beauer and many more.
Early Notables of the Boarman family (pre 1700)
Another 23 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Boarman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Boarman family to Ireland
Some of the Boarman family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 41 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Boarman family to the New World and Oceana
In such difficult times, the difficulties of raising the money to cross the Atlantic to North America did not seem so large compared to the problems of keeping a family together in
Scotland. It was a journey well worth the cost, since it was rewarded with land and freedom the Scots could not find at home. The American
War of Independence solidified that freedom, and many of those settlers went on to play important parts in the forging of a great nation. Among them:
Boarman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- William Boarman, who landed in Maryland in 1650 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
The Boarman 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: Ad metam
Motto Translation: To the mark.