Bohr

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English

Etymology

German: from a short form of a personal name of Slavic origin (Boris), or from a reduced form of the medieval personal name Liborius, patron saint of the city of Paderborn.

Danish and Swedish: from German Baar, Bahr, recorded in Denmark since the 18th century.[1]

Proper noun

Bohr (plural Bohrs)

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bohr is the 16228th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1779 individuals. Bohr is most common among White (94.83%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bohr”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 185:
    1. German: from a short form of a personal name of Slavic origin (see Boris), or from a reduced form of the medieval personal name Liborius, patron saint of the city of Paderborn. 2. Danish and Swedish: from German Baar, Bahr (see Beer), recorded in Denmark since the 18th century.
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