Bolingbroke Surname

506,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Bolingbroke Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bolingbroke,' a parish in Lincolnshire.

Bolingbroke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3071:181,49216,346
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Australia461:586,86342,409
Canada441:837,40065,151
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Wales101:309,45316,869
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:149,54213,222
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Bolingbroke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bolingbroke,' a parish in Lincolnshire.

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

Local. A town in Lincolnshire, England, the birth—place of Henry IV. "The brook or bridge near the round hill."

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Bolingbroke; a location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bolingbroke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bolingbroke occurs most in England. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolingbroke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 506,723rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,263,595 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Bolingbroke are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 181,492. In England it is mostly found in: East Sussex, where 17 percent live, Norfolk, where 16 percent live and Greater London, where 13 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Bolingbroke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bolingbroke has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bolingbroke surname increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 1,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bolingbroke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bolingbroke surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bolingbroke earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.98% less than the national average, earning $40,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.17% less than the national average, earning $44,632 CAD per year.

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