Boockvar Family History & Genealogy

Summary

Unfortunately, not much is known about the Boockvar family name. A query against genealogy databases reports that the vast majority of people with the surname Boockvar live, or have lived, in North America. There are only a handful of people with this surname living in Europe and the rest of the world. Knowing this, it is safe to assume that a family immigrated from another country and a mispronunciation or misspelling of the last name resulted in this American name.

It's reported that this surname is predominately white, approx 15% hispanic, 15% black and 7% Asian or Pacific Islander.

History

We don't have any information on the history of the Boockvar name. Have information to share?

Name Origin

Boockvar prononciation is a very close approximation of a Russian word, meaning a book used to study alphabet and acquire initial reading skills. So, this is probably a Jewish surname, pointing at the ancestors connection to learning.

Spellings & Pronunciations

We don't have any alternate spellings or pronunciation information on the Boockvar name. Have information to share?

Nationality & Ethnicity

Boockvar is definitely an "American" name. Meaning, this name was likely based on another popular surname but got changed when families immigrated into the United States. The state with the most Boockvar family members is New York, while even then there are only a handful of individuals. There seems to be some Jewish background.

Famous People named Boockvar

One famous person during the 2020 Presidential Election is lawyer Kathy Boockvar who leads the Pennsylvania Department of State as Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Early Boockvars

These are the earliest records we have of the Boockvar family.