Bolderston Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Bolderston Surname Definition:

= Balderston, q.v.

Bolderston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:605,63136,119
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Wales231:134,5459,804
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Bolderston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Balderston, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bolderston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolderston occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolderston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Bolderston occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Bolderston are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Bolderston is most common in England, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 605,631. In England Bolderston is most numerous in: Suffolk, where 26 percent live, Norfolk, where 11 percent live and Staffordshire, where 11 percent live. Aside from England this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 16 percent live and Wales, where 14 percent live.

Bolderston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bolderston has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bolderston surname rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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