# Boyer

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'''Boyer''' ({{IPA|fr|bwaje}}) is a French surname.<ref>[Albert Dauzat](/source/Albert_Dauzat), ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par [Marie-Thérèse Morlet](/source/Marie-Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_Morlet). p. 62a '''Bouvier'''.</ref> In rarer cases, it can be a corruption or deliberate alteration of other names.

== Origins and statistics ==
Boyer is found traditionally along the [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean_Sea) ([Provence](/source/Provence), [Languedoc](/source/Languedoc)), the [Rhône valley](/source/Rh%C3%B4ne_valley), [Auvergne](/source/Auvergne),  [Limousin](/source/Limousin), [Périgord](/source/P%C3%A9rigord) and more generally in the Southwest of France. It is also found in the north of the country. There are two variant spellings: '''Boyé''' (southwest) and '''Bouyer''' ([Loire-Atlantique](/source/Loire-Atlantique), [Charente-Maritime](/source/Charente-Maritime)).<ref>Repartition of the surname ''Boyer'' in France according to the number of births (Nb) and the Départements (n°) [http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/carte/nomcarte.cgi?nom=Boyer&submit=Valider&client=cdip]</ref>

{{As of|2021}}, Boyer ranks 55th in the most common surnames in France.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boyer : nom de famille Boyer. Nombre et localisation|url=http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/30359/boyer.shtml|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-13|website=www.journaldesfemmes.com|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616165244/http://www.journaldesfemmes.com:80/nom-de-famille/nom/30359/boyer.shtml |archive-date=2011-06-16 }}</ref> For the period 1891–1990 it ranked 34th.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LES NOMS DE FAMILLE LES PLUS PORTES PAR NAISSANCE EN FRANCE entre 1891 et 1990|url=http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/carte/hitnom.cgi?periode=5|access-date=2021-06-13|website=www.geopatronyme.com}}</ref>

Like many other surnames, it used to be a nickname describing somebody's job: "bullock driver", "cowherd", that is to say ''[Bouvier](/source/Bouvier_(disambiguation))'' in common French.<ref>Dauzat 62a</ref><ref>[Marie-Thérèse Morlet](/source/Marie-Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_Morlet), ''Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille'', Perrin 1997, article '''Bouvier''', p.134; {{ISBN|2-262-01350-0}}</ref> It derives mainly from the [Occitan](/source/Occitan_language) ''buòu'' "ox", with the suffix ''-iar / -ier'', frenchified phonetically or, further north, sometimes from a variant form in dialectal French ''bô, bou'' "ox" corresponding to common French ''bœuf'' with the suffix ''-ier''. In French, the modern spelling ''-oyer'' {{IPA|[waje]}} avoids confusion between ''-oi-er'' {{IPA|[wae]}} and ''-oier'' {{IPA|[waje]}}.

In rarer cases, it can be a corruption or deliberate alteration of several other names :
# In England, it may come from [bowyer](/source/bowyer), meaning "bow maker" or "bow seller."<ref>http://www.ancestry.com.au/facts/Boyer-places-origin.ashx -- English variant</ref>
# In Turkish, the name may come from "boy-er", "boy" meaning "size" or "stature" and "er" meaning "man" or "soldier."
# It can also be a corruption or deliberate alteration of German names like Bayer, Beyer, or Bauer.

==People with the surname==

*[Abel Boyer](/source/Abel_Boyer) (1667–1729), French-English lexicographer and journalist
*[Alexis de Boyer](/source/Alexis_de_Boyer) (1757–1833), French surgeon
*[Andre Boyer](/source/Andre_Boyer_(disambiguation)) (disambiguation), several people
*[Angélique Boyer](/source/Ang%C3%A9lique_Boyer) (born 1988), French-Mexican actress
*[Anita Boyer](/source/Anita_Boyer) (1915–1985), American Big Band singer and songwriter
*[Anise Boyer](/source/Anise_Boyer) (1914–2008), American dancer and actress
*[Anne Boyer](/source/Anne_Boyer) (born 1973), American poet and essayist
*[Antide Boyer](/source/Antide_Boyer) (1850–1918), French manual worker, [Provençal dialect](/source/Proven%C3%A7al_dialect) writer and journalist
*[Auguste Boyer](/source/Auguste_Boyer) (1896–1956), French [professional golfer](/source/professional_golfer) prominent on the European circuit
*[Benjamin Markley Boyer](/source/Benjamin_Markley_Boyer) (1823–1887), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
*[Bert Boyer](/source/Bert_Boyer) (born nd.), director of the Centre of Alaska Native Health Research
*[Bill Boyer](/source/Bill_Boyer) (c. 1906–1973), entrepreneur and former vice president of the Minnesota Vikings 
*[Bill Boyer Jr.](/source/Bill_Boyer_Jr.) (born nd.), American entrepreneur, owner of Mokulele Airlines
*[Blaine Boyer](/source/Blaine_Boyer) (born 1981), American baseball player
*[Blair Boyer](/source/Blair_Boyer) (born 1981), Australian politician
*[Boni Boyer](/source/Boni_Boyer) (1958–1996), American vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer
*[Brandon Boyer](/source/Brandon_Boyer) (born 1977), American blogger and label manager
*[Brant Boyer](/source/Brant_Boyer) (born 1971), American former professional football player
*[Brian Boyer](/source/Brian_Boyer) (born 1969), American former college basketball coach
*[Carl Benjamin Boyer](/source/Carl_Benjamin_Boyer) (1906–1976), American historian of mathematics
*[Chad Michael Boyer](/source/Chad_Michael_Boyer) (born nd.), American politician
*[Charles Boyer](/source/Charles_Boyer) (1899–1978), French-American actor
*[Charles-Georges Boyer](/source/Charles-Georges_Boyer) (1743–1806 or 1807), French music publisher
*[Charles P. Boyer](/source/Charles_P._Boyer) (born 1942), American mathematician
*[Christine Boyer](/source/Christine_Boyer) (1771–1800), first wife of [Lucien Bonaparte](/source/Lucien_Bonaparte)
*[Claude Boyer](/source/Claude_Boyer) (1618–1698), [French clergyman](/source/Abb%C3%A9), playwright, apologist and poet
*[Claudette Boyer](/source/Claudette_Boyer) (1938–2013), Canadian politician
*[Clément Boyer](/source/Cl%C3%A9ment_Boyer)  (born 1994), French professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) player
*[Clete Boyer](/source/Clete_Boyer) (1937–2007), American baseball player, sibling of *[Cloyd Boyer](/source/Cloyd_Boyer) and *[Ken Boyer](/source/Ken_Boyer) 
*[Cloyd Boyer](/source/Cloyd_Boyer) (1927-2021), American baseball player, sibling of *[Clete Boyer](/source/Clete_Boyer) and *[Ken Boyer](/source/Ken_Boyer)
*[Darryl Boyer](/source/Darryl_Boyer) (born 1999), American politician 
*[David Boyer](/source/David_Boyer) (born nd.), American politician
*[Denise Boyer-Merdich](/source/Denise_Boyer-Merdich) (born 1962), American soccer player and a part of [United States women's national team](/source/United_States_women's_national_soccer_team)
*[Derek Boyer](/source/Derek_Boyer) (born 1969), Fijian-Australian world champion powerlifter
*[Dominic Boyer](/source/Dominic_Boyer) (born nd.) American cultural anthropologist, professor writer, filmmaker and podcaster
*[Doug Boyer](/source/Doug_Boyer) (born 1947), Iowa business entrepreneur and philanthropist
*[Dustin Boyer](/source/Dustin_Boyer) (born nd.), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[Edie Boyer](/source/Edie_Boyer) (born 1966), American discus thrower
*[Elizabeth H. Boyer](/source/Elizabeth_H._Boyer) (born 1952), American fantasy author
*[Elizabeth M. Boyer](/source/Elizabeth_M._Boyer) (1913–2002), American lawyer, feminist founder of Women's Equity Action League (WEAL), and writer
*[Éric Boyer](/source/%C3%89ric_Boyer) (born 1963), French professional road bicycle racer
*[Ernest L. Boyer](/source/Ernest_L._Boyer) (1928–1995), American educator
*[Ferdinand Boyer](/source/Ferdinand_Boyer) (1823-1885), was a French [Legitimist](/source/Legitimists) politician
*[François Boyer](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Boyer) (1920–2003), French screenwriter
*[Frederic Boyer](/source/Frederic_Boyer) (born 1961), French author of novels, poems, essays, and translations
*[G. Bruce Boyer](/source/G._Bruce_Boyer) (born 1941), Journalist
*[Gene Boyer](/source/Gene_Boyer) (1929-2016), American helicopter pilot for the White House
*[George Boyer](/source/George_Boyer) (born 1954), Professor of Labor Economics in the [School of Industrial and Labor Relations](/source/School_of_Industrial_and_Labor_Relations) at [Cornell University](/source/Cornell_University)
*[Gilles Boyer](/source/Gilles_Boyer) (born 1971), French politician of the [Horizons](/source/Horizons_(political_party)) party and elected [Member of the European Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_European_Parliament)
*[Glenn Boyer](/source/Glenn_Boyer) (1924–2013), American writer
*[Greg Boyer](/source/Greg_Boyer_(disambiguation)) (disambiguation), several people
*[Gustave Benjamin Boyer](/source/Gustave_Benjamin_Boyer) (1871-1927), Canadian journalist and politician
*[Herbert Boyer](/source/Herbert_Boyer) (born 1936), American biochemist and businessman
*[India Boyer](/source/India_Boyer) (1907–1998), American architect
*[Isabella Eugénie Boyer](/source/Isabella_Eug%C3%A9nie_Boyer) (1841–1904), French-American model and heiress
*[Jacques Boyer](/source/Jacques_Boyer) (born 1955), American cyclist and child molester
*[Jacques Boyer-Andrivet](/source/Jacques_Boyer-Andrivet) (1918-1990), French politician and senator from [Gironde](/source/Gironde)
*[Jacqueline Boyer](/source/Jacqueline_Boyer) (born 1941), French singer
*[James Boyer](/source/James_Boyer) (1736-1814), English former headmaster of [Christ's Hospital](/source/Christ's_Hospital)
*[Janet Boyer Wolfe](/source/Janet_Boyer_Wolfe) (1933-1951), American [professional wrestler](/source/professional_wrestler)
*[Jean Boyer (director)](/source/Jean_Boyer_(director)) (1901–1965), French director and author
*[Jean Boyer (politician)](/source/Jean_Boyer_(politician)) (1937–2025), French politician
*[Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens](/source/Jean-Baptiste_de_Boyer%2C_Marquis_d'Argens) (1704-1771) French [rationalist](/source/rationalist), author and critic of the [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church) and close friend of [Voltaire](/source/Voltaire)
*[Jean-Pierre Boyer](/source/Jean-Pierre_Boyer) (1776–1850), Haitian President and emancipator of slaves in Santo Domingo
*[Jean-Pierre Boyer (cardinal)](/source/Jean-Pierre_Boyer_(cardinal)) (1829–1896), French prelate of the Catholic Church, also the [Bishop of Clermont](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Clermont) and [Archbishop of Bourges](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Bourges)
*[Jeremy Boyer](/source/Jeremy_Boyer) (born 1980), American stadium organist
*[Jim Boyer](/source/Jim_Boyer_(disambiguation)) (disambiguation), several people
*[Joe Boyer](/source/Joe_Boyer) (1890–1924), race car driver and co-winner of the [1924 Indianapolis 500](/source/1924_Indianapolis_500).
*[John W. Boyer](/source/John_W._Boyer) (born 1946),  American historian and academic administrator
*[Joseph Boyer](/source/Joseph_Boyer) (1848–1930), a Canadian-American inventor and computer industrialist
*[Josh Boyer](/source/Josh_Boyer) (born 1977), American football coach
*[Julien Boyer](/source/Julien_Boyer) (born 1988), French professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [left-back](/source/left-back)
*[Katherine Boyer](/source/Katherine_Boyer) (born nd.), Canadian [Métis](/source/M%C3%A9tis) artist
*[Katy Boyer](/source/Katy_Boyer) (born nd.), American actress
*[Ken Boyer](/source/Ken_Boyer) (1931–1982), American baseball player, sibling of *[Clete Boyer](/source/Clete_Boyer) and *[Cloyd Boyer](/source/Cloyd_Boyer)
*[Kevin Boyer](/source/Kevin_Boyer) (born 1993), Canadian a Canadian [skeleton racer](/source/Skeleton_(sport)) in the [2018 Winter Olympics](/source/2018_Winter_Olympics)
*[LaNada Boyer](/source/LaNada_Boyer) (born 1947), Native American writer and activist
*[Laurent Boyer](/source/Laurent_Boyer) (born 1958), French radio and television host
*[Laurie Boyer](/source/Laurie_Boyer) (born nd.), American biologist and professor at the *[Massachusetts Institute of Technology](/source/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology)
*[Lewis L. Boyer](/source/Lewis_L._Boyer) (1886–1944), American politician and [U.S. Representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) of [Illinois](/source/Illinois)
*[Lillian Boyer](/source/Lillian_Boyer) (1901-1989), American *[wing walker](/source/wing_walker) and stunt artist 
*[Lisa Boyer](/source/Lisa_Boyer) (born nd.), College Basketball Coach
*[Louis Boyer (disambiguation)](/source/Louis_Boyer_(disambiguation)), several people
*[Louise Boyer](/source/Louise_Boyer) (1632-1697), French courtier and ''[dame d'atour](/source/dame_d'atour)'' to the queen dowager of France
*[Lucien Boyer](/source/Lucien_Boyer) (1876–1942), French [music hall](/source/music_hall) singer
*[Lucienne Boyer](/source/Lucienne_Boyer) (1901–1983), French singer
*[Lynne Boyer](/source/Lynne_Boyer) (born nd.), American Professional Surfer and Painter
*[Mahel Boyer](/source/Mahel_Boyer) (born nd.), French [chess](/source/chess) grandmaster
*[Mark Boyer](/source/Mark_Boyer) (born 1960), retired [American football](/source/American_football) [tight end](/source/tight_end)
*[Mark A. Boyer](/source/Mark_A._Boyer) (born 1961), Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geography at the [University of Connecticut](/source/University_of_Connecticut) and a specialist in [international relations](/source/international_relations) theory
*[Marie-France Boyer](/source/Marie-France_Boyer) (born 1938), French actress, singer and author
*[Marius Boyer](/source/Marius_Boyer) (1885–1947), French architect and professor
*[Marine Boyer](/source/Marine_Boyer) (born 2000), French female [artistic gymnast](/source/artistic_gymnast)
*[Max Boyer](/source/Max_Boyer) (born 1984), Canadian professional wrestler
*[Merle Boyer](/source/Merle_Boyer) (1920–2009), American jewelry designer
*Michael Boyer (born 1960), American actor and showman
*[Michael P. Boyer](/source/Michael_P._Boyer) (1831–1867), American politician from Pennsylvania
*[Michelle Boyer](/source/Michelle_Boyer), American politician
*[Miguel Boyer](/source/Miguel_Boyer) (1939–2014), Spanish politician
*[Mitch Boyer](/source/Mitch_Boyer) (1837–1876), Old West guide and interpreter of Sioux and French Canadian descent
*[Myriam Boyer](/source/Myriam_Boyer) (born 1948), French film and television actress
*[Nate Boyer](/source/Nate_Boyer) (born 1981), [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) [Green Beret](/source/Special_Forces_(United_States_Army)) and actor
*[Nick Boyer](/source/Nick_Boyer) (born 1993), American rugby player
*[Nikki Boyer](/source/Nikki_Boyer) (born 1975), American actress and singer-songwriter
*[Otto Boyer](/source/Otto_Boyer) (1874–1912), German [genre](/source/Genre_art) painter and writer
*[Pascal Boyer](/source/Pascal_Boyer) (born nd.), French-American anthropologist
*[Patrick Boyer](/source/Patrick_Boyer) (born 1945), Canadian politician
*[Paul Boyer](/source/Paul_Boyer_(disambiguation)) (disambiguation), several people
*[Peter Boyer](/source/Peter_Boyer) (born 1970), American composer
*[Phil Boyer](/source/Phil_Boyer) (born 1949), English footballer
*[Pierre François Xavier Boyer](/source/Pierre_Fran%C3%A7ois_Xavier_Boyer) (1772–1851), French general of the Napoleonic Wars and Algerian invasion
*[Pierrick Boyer](/source/Pierrick_Boyer) (born 1974), French pastry chef operating in Australia 
*[Régis Boyer](/source/R%C3%A9gis_Boyer) (1932–2017), French scholar
*[Richard Boyer (disambiguation)](/source/Richard_Boyer_(disambiguation)), several people
*[Rick Boyer](/source/Rick_Boyer) (1943–2021), American author and university professor
*[Robert Stephen Boyer](/source/Robert_S._Boyer) (born nd.), American professor of computer science, mathematics, and philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin
*[Robert Hamilton Boyer](/source/List_of_Charles_Whitman's_victims) (1932–1966), a visiting professor shot and killed in Charles Whitman's shooting spree at The University of Texas at Austin in 1966, known for the [Boyer–Lindquist coordinates](/source/Boyer%E2%80%93Lindquist_coordinates)
*[Robert Boyer (artist)](/source/Robert_Boyer_(artist)) (1948–2004), Canadian artist of aboriginal heritage
*[Ruqayyah Boyer](/source/Ruqayyah_Boyer) (born 1991), Surinamese-Guyanese actress, singer/songwriter, rapper and beauty pageant titleholder
*[Scott Boyer](/source/Scott_Boyer) (1947–2018), American musician
*[Sally Boyer](/source/Sally_Boyer) (born nd.), American gambler
*[Spencer Boyer](/source/Spencer_Boyer) (born nd.), American foreign policy, national security, and international law and relations expert
*[Stéphen Boyer](/source/St%C3%A9phen_Boyer) (born 1996), French volleyball player
*[Stephen A. Boyer](/source/Stephen_A._Boyer) (1828–1904), American politician from Maryland
*[Stéphane Boyer](/source/St%C3%A9phane_Boyer) (born 1988), Canadian politician and  mayor of [Laval, Quebec](/source/Laval%2C_Quebec)
*[Steven Boyer](/source/Steven_Boyer) (born 1979), American stage and television actor, comedian, and musician
*[Tristan Boyer](/source/Tristan_Boyer) (born 2001), American [tennis](/source/tennis) player
*[Valérie Boyer](/source/Val%C3%A9rie_Boyer) (born 1962), French politician and [Senator](/source/Senate_(France)) for [Bouches-du-Rhône](/source/Bouches-du-Rh%C3%B4ne)
*[Wayne Boyer](/source/Wayne_Boyer) (born 1937), American filmmaker and professor
*[Wally Boyer](/source/Wally_Boyer) (born 1937), Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player
*[Xavier Boyer](/source/Xavier_Boyer) (born nd.), singer of the group [Tahiti 80](/source/Tahiti_80)
*[Yves Boyer](/source/Yves_Boyer) (born 1965), French [luge](/source/luge)r who competed in the men's [singles](/source/Luge_at_the_1992_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles) and [doubles](/source/Luge_at_the_1992_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Doubles) events at the [1992 Winter Olympics](/source/1992_Winter_Olympics)
*[Yvonne Boyer](/source/Yvonne_Boyer) (born 1953), first indigenous person from Ontario appointed to the Senate of Canada
*[Zac Boyer](/source/Zac_Boyer) (born 1971), [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) [right winger](/source/Winger_(ice_hockey))

== See also ==
* [Boyar (surname)](/source/Boyar_(surname))
* [Bauer (disambiguation)](/source/Bauer_(disambiguation))

==Notes==
<references/>

{{surname|Boyer}}

Category:Occitan-language surnames

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