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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • South German : variant spelling of Boner 2 ‘bean grower’.
  • German (Böhner) : topographic name for someone who lived in a loft (see Boehner).
  • Swedish (Bohnér) : ornamental name from bo ‘farm’, ‘dwelling’ + the suffix -ner.

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