Bolger Surname
Approximately 14,839 people bear this surname
Bolger Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Bolg the Pale [Irish Bolgod- har— odhar (dh mute), pale, sallow].
So Joyce, Irish Names, ii. 21. This origin is, however, disputed by other Celtic scholars. But de Wolf, Irish Names, p. 47, gives the genitive form (O'Bolguidhir) as representing the Anglicized Bolger.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,770 | 1:75,987 | 8,695 |
| Ireland | 3,705 | 1:1,271 | 257 |
| England | 2,048 | 1:27,206 | 3,711 |
| Australia | 1,511 | 1:17,866 | 2,500 |
| Canada | 1,026 | 1:35,912 | 4,580 |
| Iran | 849 | 1:90,439 | 9,082 |
| New Zealand | 173 | 1:26,175 | 4,585 |
| Russia | 148 | 1:973,804 | 75,698 |
| Scotland | 143 | 1:37,439 | 3,597 |
| Wales | 86 | 1:35,983 | 3,576 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Northern Ireland | 36 | 1:51,251 | 4,273 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,934 | 1:2,291 | 433 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 262 | 1:93,036 | 9,584 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 809 | 1:62,075 | 6,793 |
Bolger (15) may also be a first name.
Bolger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Bolg the Pale [Irish Bolgod- har— odhar (dh mute), pale, sallow].
So Joyce, Irish Names, ii. 21. This origin is, however, disputed by other Celtic scholars. But de Wolf, Irish Names, p. 47, gives the genitive form (O'Bolguidhir) as representing the Anglicized Bolger.
Ó Bolguidhir (W) Chiefly notable as a medical family. IF 38; Map Wex
(English, Irish) One who made leather wallets or bags; the light-complexioned man.
Bolger Demographics
Bolger Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Bolger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bolger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bolger (Russian: Больгер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolger? popularity and diffusion
It is the 35,595th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 491,108 people. The last name Bolger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Bolger are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles. Bolger is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name globally, held by 15 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,770 people, or 1 in 75,987. In The United States Bolger is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and New Jersey, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 25 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.
Bolger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bolger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bolger last name rose 590 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 192 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 782 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,589 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bolger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Bolger last name are 7.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bolger earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning 397,621 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.88% less than the national average, earning R 169,020 per year; in United States they earn 19.88% more than the national average, earning $51,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $53,631 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bolger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bolger in the Russian language | ||
| Больгер | bolger | - |
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