The Boit Last Name

Boit began as a French family name. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “one who made and sold boxes”. Trade names like this once told neighbours apart by their work.

From 1891 to 2000, 748 births in France were registered under Boit. Boit sounds close to Boid, so it can help to search both.

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Boit, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms. Research your Boit family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.