Bolderson Surname

521,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Bolderson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Balderston,' which see, compare Kelson for Kelston. The suffix -slon is frequently modified to -son.

Bolderson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3031:183,88816,484
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Wales871:35,5693,540
Canada491:751,95159,756
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:188,95615,351
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Bolderson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Balderston,' which see, compare Kelson for Kelston. The suffix -slon is frequently modified to -son.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Balderson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A northern deity, the son of Odin (and the wisest, most eloquent, and most amiable of the northern Gods) bore the name of Balder, which also became a name of men, whence the places designated Baldersby, Balderston, and Balderton, in what are called the Danish counties. The Anglo-Saxon balder signifies prince, hero.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bolderson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolderson is found most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolderson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bolderson is the 521,888th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 11,697,505 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Bolderson are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 183,888. In England it is most frequent in: Staffordshire, where 13 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside and Merseyside, where 10 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Wales, where 14 percent reside.

Bolderson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bolderson has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bolderson surname expanded 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 781 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 4,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bolderson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bolderson last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Bolderson earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $45,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning $52,608 CAD per year.

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