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Boch Family History

Boch Surname Meaning

German: Alemannic variant of Bock. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Polish, Czech, and Sorbian: from a pet form of a Slavic personal name beginning with Bo-, such as Polish and Sorbian Bogdan, Bogusław (see Boguslawski), or Bolesław (see Bolek).

Danish: variant of German Bock. Germanized form of Slovenian Boh: nickname from a dialect variant of Bog ‘God’ or a nickname or metonymic occupational name from boh ‘uncut bacon’.

Amerindian (Guatemala): Mayan name of unexplained etymology.

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

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You can see how Boch families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Boch family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Boch families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 22 Boch families living in Quebec. This was about 52% of all the recorded Boch's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Boch families in 1911.

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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Boch life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Boch in 1962 was 82, and 86 in 2004.

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