Boleyn Surname
Approximately 719 people bear this surname
Boleyn Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boulogne.'
'Edmond Gray, slene at Bollen': Visit. Yorkshire, 1563.
Gilebert de Boolon, Northumberland, 1168: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
Pharamond de Boloynne, Buckinghamshire, MR Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameBoleyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 567 | 1:639,257 | 51,420 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 1:678,631 | 44,191 |
Boleyn (42) may also be a first name.
Boleyn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boulogne.'
'Edmond Gray, slene at Bollen': Visit. Yorkshire, 1563.
Gilebert de Boolon, Northumberland, 1168: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
Pharamond de Boloynne, Buckinghamshire, MR Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Boloygne, Somerset, ibid.
John de Boloyne, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
1759. — Joseph Cooper and Ann Bullin: ibid.
From Boulogne in France. Aleyn of Bollone appears in Edinburgh, 1394 (Bain, IV, 460) The seal of Thomas Bullyn, canon of Glasgow, 1460, bears the legend Sigilium dnt thome bully (Macdonald, 293). Agnes Bollegna is recorded in Edinburgh, 1612 (Edinb. Marr.), and Hew Bollen was goldsmith there, 1649 (ibid.).
Queen Anna Boleyn was great-granddaughter of Sir Geoffry Boleyn, Lord Mayor of London temp. Henry VI., who accumulated a large fortune. The family had formerly been of great consequence. Sir Thomas B. of Blickling, Norfolk, grandfather of Sir Geoffry, lived c. 1400, and was lineally descended from John de Boleyne of Sall, living 1283, whose father Simon purchased lands in Norfolk by fine 1252. The father of the latter m. the sister and heir of Robert Malet (Blomefield), and possessed estates at Walpole, &c. In 1165 Herebert de Buliun held half a knight’s fee from Roger Bigod, E. of Norfolk (Lib. Niger). At tbe same time William de Bolein held 1 fee in York and 1 in Lincoln; which shows that there were then two branches of the family in England. Accordingly, in the preceding generation, Eustace and Simon de Bologne, brothel's of Pharamus de B., are mentioned in a charter of the latter (Mon. Ang. i. 583). It appears from this charter that Pharamus (who had estates in England) was son of William de Bolonia, the son of Geoffry de Bolonia, son of Eustace, Count of Bologne (Ibid.). Pharamus held estates in England from the Count of Bologne, his kinsman, whose English barony consisted of 112 knights’ fees. The Counts of Bologne descended from Angilbert, a Frank noble, who m. Bertha, dau. of the Emperor Charlemagne, and before 790 was created Duke of the maritime territory afterwards styled Ponthieu (Art de Vérif. les Dates, xii. 318). Count Nithard, his son, rendered eminent services to his uncles Lewis and Charles the Bald. Seventh in descent from him was William I., who succeeded before 957. His great grandson was Eustace I., who had issue Eustace II., Goisfrid, Bishop of Paris, Lambert, and Godfrid, or Geoffry, ancestor of the Boleyns.
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Boleyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boleyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boleyn is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boleyn? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 467,776th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,135,669 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Boleyn reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 42 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 567 people, or 1 in 639,257. In The United States Boleyn is most numerous in: Iowa, where 23 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Oregon, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Boleyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Boleyn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boleyn last name rose 766 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Boleyn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Boleyn surname is chiefly Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Boleyn surname are 30.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.7% registered with the party.
The amount Boleyn earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning $46,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.51% less than the national average, earning $37,007 CAD per year.
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