Boot Family History
Boot Surname Meaning
English: metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of boots from Middle English Old French bote (a word of unexplained etymology). Dutch and German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Botho related to the noun bode ‘envoy messenger’ (see Bode ). Dutch and German: metonymic occupational name for a boatman from Dutch and German boot ‘boat’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022