Bougie Family History
Bougie Name Meaning
Altered form of French Baugis a very rare surname of unexplained etymology or alternatively of Bougis a habitational name from a place named Bougis (in Orne Normandy). In some cases possibly also French (mainly Brittany): metonymic occupational name for a candlemaker from bougie ‘candle’ or at least in Brittany a variant of Bougis (see 1 above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022