Bogle Family History
Bogle Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: nickname for a person of frightening appearance from older Scots bogill ‘hobgoblin bogy’ (of uncertain origin possibly Gaelic). Scottish (Lanarkshire): habitational name from the place now called Boglea (formerly Bowgyhill) in Monklands parish Lanarkshire. South German (Bögle): metonymic occupational name for a bowman or bow maker from a diminutive of Middle High German boge ‘bow’ (see Bogel ). South German (Bögle): from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with an element akin to Old High German bogo ‘bow’. Compare Begle .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022