Bouie

Bouie Meaning & Origin

About Bouie
The surname Bouie is of French origin and is derived from the word "bois," meaning "wood" or "forest" in French. It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near or in a wooded area. The name Bouie signifies an ancestral connection to nature and the land, reflecting the individual or family's historical association with forests or wooded regions.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Bouie is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Bouie: 2,222
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 13627
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.75

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bouie based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Bouie is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
P
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B000
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B UW0 IY1
🌐 IPA
/bui/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('P', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B000

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bouie in Braille

Here's how to represent Bouie in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Bouie in braille

How to sign the name Bouie using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Bouie using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Bouie in sign language

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