The Boger surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,051 people carried this name — #8,189 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,000 people counted. That is down 5% from 4,282 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

45 people named Boger live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Bern 13
Zurich 12
Thurgau 6
Lucerne 4
Solothurn 4
Aargau 3
Schwyz 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 41 people named Boger.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Puy-de-Dôme.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Puy-de-Dôme 5
Ille-et-Vilaine 5
Vienne 4
Morbihan 4
Mayenne 4
Haut-Rhin 3
Deux-Sèvres 1
Territoire de Belfort 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

35 people named Boger is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 35

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Boger in American newspapers,
1927.

Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Boger
The Ronan Pioneer 1927-06-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Boger in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1950s.

1,231 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Boger. The most, 192, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 312
Victoria 300
South Australia 198
Queensland 195
Western Australia 155
Tasmania 70
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Boger.

Who carried it

People named Boger,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Cyrus Maxwell Boger
    Cyrus Maxwell Boger 1861–1935 · physician
  • Eleanor Churchill Edwards d. 1968
  • Heinrich Boger 1500–1505 · writer
  • Richard Boger 1739–1822 · naval officer
  • Deeble Boger 1799–1875
  • Edmund Boger 1822–1899 · vicar

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Boger,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States484 records

484 records of the Boger name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 167
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 152
  • Other U.S. records 165
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Arnold L. Böger

    Born 1925 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Bragg; sales clerk from Stanly County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Stanly Gardens of Memory, Albemarle, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elisabeth Böger

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Saale from Bremen and Southampton, aged 24; servant. From Michaelsdorf, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Rhine Hart Böger

    Born 1947; from Weirsdale, Florida. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Binh Long, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 484 records for Boger in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany369 records

369 records of the Boger name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 361
  • German emigration and citizenship files 7
  • German applications to settle and marry 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Paul Boger

    Born 1892; from Freyenstein, Ostprignitz. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 30 November 1918 (Field Artillery Regiment No. 82).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Joachim Christian Boger

    Emigrated to Poland in 1819.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Franz Michel Böger

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Külsheim in 1811; master shoemaker.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 369 records for Boger in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands359 records

359 records of the Boger name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 213
  • Dutch population registers 133
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 13
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johannes Jacobus Henri Böger

    Married in 1889 in Amsterdam; office clerk. Died 1921 in Bussum, aged 53.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Hendrica Böger

    Married in 1902 in Dubbeldam. Died 1945 in Dordrecht, aged 66.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jacobus Constantijn Julius Böger

    Born 1890 in Dordrecht. Married in 1917 in Rotterdam. Died 1963 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 73.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 359 records for Boger in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Norway78 records

78 records of the Boger name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Aase Herta Gudrun Boger

    Census of 1910: Aakerbergveien, Kristiania; shop assistant, born 1881 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Johan Boger

    Census of 1910: Pungen, Kraakstad; farmer, born 1860 in Kraakstad.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Aagot Adele Boger

    Census of 1910: Tranesgate, Sarpsborg; maidservant, born 1894 in Borge Smaalenene.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 78 records for Boger in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia23 records

23 records of the Boger name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 19
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Richd Böger

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the Suffolk, aged 25; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Elizabeth Anne Böger

    Secretary of Harkaway, Victoria; died 2000.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Herbert A. Boger

    Dairyman of Greensborough, Victoria; died 1902.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Boger in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France19 records

19 records of the Boger name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Madeleine Jeanne Marie Böger

    Born 1916 in Ruffiac; died 2001 in Malestroit (Morbihan).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Francis Alexandre Marie Böger

    Born 1923 in Pipriac; died 1985 in Redon (Ille-et-Vilaine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Francoise Böger

    Born 1894 in Chapdes-Beaufort (Puy-de-Dôme); died 1973 in Vichy (Allier).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Boger in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Boger name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Otway Boger

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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