Boleyne Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Boleyne 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 SurnameBoleyne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
Boleyne 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.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boulogne'; v. Bullen.
1621. Daniel Bollen, or Boulen, Essex: Register of the University of Oxford.
1641. Baptised — Phebe, d. Daniel Bollen, petty canon: Canterbury Cath.
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.).
The genealogy of the unfortunate Queen goes no further back than 1451, when Sir Geoffrey B. was lord-mayor of London. The surname is doubtless derived from the French town Boulogne.
Boleyne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boleyne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boleyne is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Boleyne click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boleyne? popularity and diffusion
Boleyne is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Boleyne is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Boleyne reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Boleyne is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 100 percent reside.
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