Bockoven Family History
Bockoven Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Backofen a metonymic occupational name for a baker or topographic name for someone living near the village bake oven from back(en) ‘to bake’ + ofen ‘oven’. Alternatively perhaps an Americanized form of Dutch Bokhoven: habitational name from the village of Bokhoven in North Brabant. Compare Bockover .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022