| Booker -- The family originated from England. The earliest known records of the Booker family are of William le Bocer in 1255 RH (Sa) and in 1296 SRSx, John Boker in 1275 RH (Nf), Robert le Bukere in 1229 FFsx, William le Buker in 1246 AssLa, Elias le Boukere in 1296 SRSx. The etymology of the surname is interesting: one clan come from the Old English (OE) word bocere, which means writer of books or scribe; and the other clan is a derivative of the Middle English (ME) word bouken, which means to steep in lye, to bleach--(1377 NED), a bleacher. |