Boekeloo Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Boekeloo Surname User-submission:

The Boekelo(o) surname is very old. It has two parts, boeke and lo(o). Both are Old Germanic words, meaning 'beech' and 'wood', respectively. Others explain the name as 'meadow in a beech wood', or 'meadow surrounded by beech wood trees'.

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Boekeloo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Boekeloo Surname Meaning

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The Boekelo(o) surname is very old. It has two parts, boeke and lo(o). Both are Old Germanic words, meaning 'beech' and 'wood', respectively. Others explain the name as 'meadow in a beech wood', or 'meadow surrounded by beech wood trees'. It is very likely that the family name Boekelo(o) is related to a little village Boekelo, in the province of Overijssel, The Netherlands. Once there was a Court at Boekelo(o), owned by the noble Ripperda family from Groningen. It's not clear how the name Boekelo(o) came to the province of Groningen, but it's likely that it has something to do with the activities of the former Ripperdas.

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Boekeloo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boekeloo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Boekeloo is found most in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boekeloo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 968,490th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. The last name Boekeloo is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Boekeloo are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Boekeloo is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 1,555,618. In The United States Boekeloo is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 35 percent live, Illinois, where 17 percent live and Indiana, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 13 percent live.

Boekeloo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boekeloo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Boekeloo surname increased 1,165 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boekeloo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Boekeloo are 41.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.06% being registered with the political party.

Boekeloo earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.96% less than the national average, earning $41,009 USD per year.

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Bhokela677/
Bhokalo677/
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Boukhellou674/
Bekoloh673/
Bokaylo673/
Bokhela672/
Bekollo672/
Bakelou672/
Bekeleu671/
Bekkalo671/
Bohkolo671/
Bocoloo671/
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