Family name origins & meanings
- Americanized form of Dutch or North German Boesshaar, of uncertain origin, probably a Low German form of the personal name Bosshart. This name is found in a rich variety of Americanized forms, including Basehore, Beshore, Bosher, Paysore, etc. There has also been some confusion with derivatives of French Bouchard and Brasseur.
- This name was already well established in PA in the 18th century. Johannes Boesshaar, for example, also known as Basehor, was born in 1760 in Lancaster Co., PA, and died there in 1837.