Bover History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Italy

Etymology of Bover

The name Bover is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a herder of oxen. The surname Bover is derived from the Old French words bovier, bover, and buvier, which all mean ox-herd.

Early Origins of the Bover family

Early History of the Bover family

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Bover Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Bover include Bover, Bovier, Bouver and others.

Early Notables of the Bover family

• the Bovers of Cheshire, and Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800-1882), an English Anglican theologian of Oxford movement

Migration of the Bover family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Bover were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: William Boves, who settled in Virginia in 1653; and Peter Bovier, who was naturalized in Ohio in 1831.