The Boreman Last Name

Boreman is how some branches of the Boardman family came to write their name. Taken at its root, Boreman points to “Cottager”. Before spelling was fixed, Boardman was also written Boreman. Other spellings include Bordman.

In the 2010 US Census, 385 Americans gave Boreman as their last name (rank 53,667). Boreman sounds close to Boorman and Berman, so it can help to search both.

Arms linked to Boardman and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Boreman family name pack.