Bogart
A surname of Dutch origin, most likely meaning “orchard” or “tree garden.”
The #5,421 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 48,091 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Bogart is generally explained from Dutch Bogaert / Bogaard, a word for an orchard, fruit garden, or enclosed garden. In older surname usage, this could function as a topographic name for someone who lived by such a place, or as a habitational name from a farm or property called by that term. The historical excerpt also links it with the Dutch form Van der Bogart, reinforcing the Dutch place-based interpretation.
History
The name appears in North American records through Dutch settlement, especially in areas influenced by New Netherland. Historical writers often group Bogart with other Dutch surnames built from van der plus a landscape term. The spelling has varied over time, with Bogaert and Bogardus among related forms seen in older sources.
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Fun fact
Humphrey Bogart helped make the surname internationally famous, though the name itself is much older than Hollywood.
From the historical record
“place ; thus Hendrik Van der Veld sig- nifies Henry at the Field ; Dirk Van der Bogart, Theodore of the Orchard ; Rykert Van Buren, Richard of Buren, a town in Holland, &c. So very common is this prefix in Holland, that, in speak- ing of a person's family name, they call it his Van ; as in the phrase : "Ik weet”
— Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom