# Bohrer

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**Bohrer** is a [German](/source/German_language) occupational surname[1][2][3] literally meaning "one who bores/drills." However, the word “Bohrer” (short for "Bohrmaschine") is in German used also colloquially to refer to a drill.

Notable people with the surname include:

- [Brian Bohrer](/source/Brian_Bohrer) (born 1960), American pastor and author
- [Corinne Bohrer](/source/Corinne_Bohrer) (born 1958), American movie and television actress
- [Doris Bohrer](/source/Doris_Bohrer) (1923–2016), American intelligence operative
- [Florence Fifer Bohrer](/source/Florence_Fifer_Bohrer) (1877–1960), American politician
- [Florin Berenguer Bohrer](/source/Florin_Berenguer_Bohrer) (born 1989), French footballer
- [Karl Heinz Bohrer](/source/Karl_Heinz_Bohrer) (1932–2021), German literary scholar and essayist
- [Thomas Bohrer](/source/Thomas_Bohrer) (born 1963), American rower

## References

1. ["Bohrer Surname Distribution"](http://forebears.io/surnames/bohrer). *forebears.io*. Retrieved 29 December 2017. Approximately 13,915 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Brazil; Highest density in: Luxembourg.

1. ["Statistics and meaning of name Bohrer"](http://www.namespedia.com/details/Bohrer). *namespedia.com*. Retrieved 29 December 2017. Surname Bohrer is used at least 3564 times in at least 20 countries.

1. ["Bohrer Family History"](https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=bohrer). *ancestry.com*. Retrieved 29 December 2017. Bohrer Name Meaning: occupational name from Middle High German born ‘to [bore](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bore) or [drill](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drill)’. German: topographic name from Slavic [bor](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bor) ‘pine forest’, ‘conifer’. Compare Borak.

Site Brazil: [https://www.bohrer.com.br](https://www.bohrer.com.br)

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