Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Pronounced Pron. BOW-kuu [key] Other Forms FormsBoucher, Butcher Edit Status Status [contributorhide contributor] Added 3/30/2020 by thebowks Meaning & History A surname of French origin, from the occupational term for 'butcher' (boucher). Some theories have it that it derives from OE 'bocer', meaning a scribe, but the former is more likely and is more widely affirmed.