Bohnke is a diminutive[1] of the German language occupational surname Bohn[2] for a grower of beans. Notable people with the name include:

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  1. ^ "Boehnke Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16. North German (Böhnke): occupational name for a grower of beans, from a diminutive of Bohn 1 or a variant of Bohneke.
  2. ^ "Bohn Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16. North German: variant of Bode. German: metonymic occupational name for a grower of beans, from Middle High German, Middle Low German bone 'bean'.