Boles Surname
Approximately 25,265 people bear this surname
Boles Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Bole (tree trunk), in Nottinghamshire, or Bolas (wood where bows were obtained), in Shropshire; dweller at the sign of the bull; one with bullish characteristics.
Boles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,613 | 1:17,584 | 2,228 |
| Egypt | 1,861 | 1:49,401 | 4,858 |
| Canada | 970 | 1:37,985 | 4,784 |
| England | 332 | 1:167,825 | 15,507 |
| Ireland | 301 | 1:15,644 | 1,752 |
| Australia | 228 | 1:118,402 | 13,082 |
| Philippines | 181 | 1:559,327 | 62,686 |
| Scotland | 170 | 1:31,493 | 3,187 |
| Brazil | 97 | 1:2,206,952 | 68,831 |
| Northern Ireland | 80 | 1:23,063 | 2,647 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| New Zealand | 45 | 1:100,629 | 13,472 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| Italy | 43 | 1:1,422,249 | 79,532 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Belize | 10 | 1:35,547 | 2,218 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 298 | 1:14,865 | 1,906 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 110 | 1:221,594 | 16,923 |
| Scotland | 46 | 1:81,374 | 4,449 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,404 | 1:20,890 | 2,638 |
The alternate forms: Boleš (19) & Boleś (1) are calculated separately.
Boles (729) may also be a first name.
Boles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Bole (tree trunk), in Nottinghamshire, or Bolas (wood where bows were obtained), in Shropshire; dweller at the sign of the bull; one with bullish characteristics.
(English) One who made or sold concave vessels or bowls.
Domesd. presents us with two tenants in chief called Bolle and Bollo, the former in Hants, and the latter in Dorset. Bouelles is the name of a place near Neufchatel in Normandy. Ferguson derives it, and several similar names, from the =. Norse bauli, a bull, but it is probably local, as De Bolle is found in H.R.
Probably from the sign of an inn, as "John at the Bowl,"i. e., at the sign of the bowl. Boel, local, a town in South Jutland, Denmark. Boel, Dutch, an estate, also one who keeps a mistress.
Bowles is an old Wilts name. The most influential families bearing this name are said to have come from Bristol during the 15th century. In the following century they were resident in Burcombe, and during the 18th century they supplied sheriffs and members of parliament for the county (H.).
Boles Demographics
Average Male Boles Height
176.64 cm
Average Female Boles Height
165.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Boles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boles (Marathi: बोलेस, Russian: Болес) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Boleš or Boleś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boles? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 21,558th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 288,444 people. The surname Boles is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Boles are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Boles is also the 305,398th most numerous first name globally, held by 729 people.
The last name Boles is most common in The United States, where it is held by 20,613 people, or 1 in 17,584. In The United States Boles is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Tennessee, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Boles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Boles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Boles last name rose 857 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 302 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 101 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 370 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Boles Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (52%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Boles last name are 16.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.83% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Boles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 20116.72% more than the national average, earning R 48,042,600 per year; in United States they earn 1.95% less than the national average, earning $42,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.91% less than the national average, earning $48,235 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boles Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boles in the Marathi language | ||
| बोलेस | bolesa | - |
| Boles in the Russian language | ||
| Болес | boles | - |
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Boles Reference & Research
Bowles DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Bowles FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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