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Boehm Surname Meaning

German (mainly Böhm) and Jewish (Ashkenazic; also Böhm): ethnic or habitational name for a native or inhabitant of Bohemia (now the western part of Czechia) from Böhmen German name of Bohemia (Middle High German Böheim Bēheim). This derives its name from the tribal name Baii + heim ‘homeland’.

The Baii were a tribe probably Celtic-speaking who inhabited the region in the 1st century AD and were gradually displaced by Slavic settlers in the period up to the 5th century. The same tribe also gave their name to Bavaria (see Bayer).

Bohemia was an independent Slavic kingdom from the 7th century to 1526 when it fell to the Habsburgs. In 1627 it was formally declared a Habsburg Crown Land and by the Treaty of Versailles it became a province of the newly formed Czechoslovakia in 1919.

The surname in the form Boehm is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Bame Beahm Behm Bihm and Bohm.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Boehm life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Boehm in 1951 was 43, and 79 in 2004.

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