The noble Viking settlers who came to the rocky shores of
Scotland in the Middle Ages brought with them the ancestors of the Boock family. They lived in a place noted for the presence of a
ridge that formed a boundary between two distinct areas. It comes from a variant of the word
boak or
balk, of the same meaning. While historians generally agree upon the aforementioned topographical derivation, most believe that this name actually came from the area called
Boak in the parish of Kirkholm.
Early Origins of the Boock family
The surname Boock was first found in
Berwickshire an ancient county of
Scotland, presently part of the Scottish Borders Council Area, located in the eastern part of the Borders Region of Scotland, where they held a
family seat from ancient times, long before the
Norman Conquest in 1066.
Early History of the Boock family
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Boock Spelling Variations
Scottish names from the Middle Ages vary enormously in their spellings. This is a result of the fact that there were no universal standards like dictionaries for scribes to judge by. The recorded
spelling variations of the name Boock include Boag, Boig, Book, Boack, Boge, Bogue, Boak, Bouk, Bouck, Bogues, Bogg, Boggs and many more.
Early Notables of the Boock family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Boock family to Ireland
Some of the Boock family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Boock family to the New World and Oceana
Settlers found farms all along the eastern part of what would become the United States and Canada. They provided a base and a backbone that would strengthen two great nations in the making. In the 20th century, the ancestors of those brave Scots have rediscovered their heritage through highland games and Scottish historical societies. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Scottish name Boock or a variant listed above, including: Samuel Boag who settled in Savannah, Georgia, in 1820; Antony Boak arrived in Philadelphia in 1872; John Boag settled in Philadelphia in 1852; Anthony arrived in Philadelphia in 1872.