Bolland Surname
Approximately 4,405 people bear this surname
Bolland Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bolland,' Bolton-by-Bolland (or Bowland), a village parish about six miles from Clitheroe. The instances below are mostly taken from the near neighbourhood.
Robertus de Boghland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameBolland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,644 | 1:33,892 | 4,485 |
| United States | 583 | 1:621,713 | 50,239 |
| Belgium | 284 | 1:40,481 | 6,618 |
| Netherlands | 272 | 1:62,085 | 10,675 |
| Germany | 246 | 1:327,258 | 32,551 |
| Australia | 236 | 1:114,389 | 12,710 |
| Scotland | 220 | 1:24,336 | 2,683 |
| Canada | 202 | 1:182,404 | 18,127 |
| France | 200 | 1:332,114 | 50,174 |
| New Zealand | 178 | 1:25,440 | 4,458 |
| Norway | 91 | 1:56,509 | 8,100 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| Mexico | 38 | 1:3,266,479 | 23,844 |
| Northern Ireland | 23 | 1:80,219 | 5,468 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 40 | 1:110,747 | 6,785 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 920 | 1:26,495 | 3,633 |
| Scotland | 68 | 1:55,047 | 3,627 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 178 | 1:282,127 | 22,717 |
Bolland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bolland,' Bolton-by-Bolland (or Bowland), a village parish about six miles from Clitheroe. The instances below are mostly taken from the near neighbourhood.
Robertus de Boghland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas de Bouland. 1379: ibid.
Robertus de Bowland, 1379: ibid.
Agnes de Bowland, 1370: ibid.
Thomas Bolland, of Houston, 1593: Wills at Chester.
Richard Bolland.' of Ashton, 1618: ibid.
1765. Married — John Hillier and Elizabeth Bolland: St. George, Hanover Square.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bolland,' which see.
(English) belonging to Bolland or Bowland. The 14th cent. spellings in the Yorks Poll- Tax—Boghland, Bowland—point to the Old English boga, 'a bend,’ (a bow), which was also used as a pers. name.
Ó Beolláin The name of two distinct septs: one of the Uí Fiachrach, the other Dalcassian. Bibl; IF 56; Map Clare and Sligo; Plate I
From polan, a pool or standing water. Pryce gives Bulland, Bullen, Pollan, clay enclosure; nom. fam. (bol-lan). Bollen, Bullun, Pollen, Poland, Polund may be the same name.
Richard de la Boillante, Norm. 1198, MRS.
A location name in Yorkshire.
Bolland Demographics
Average Bolland Salary in
United States
$43,364 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bolland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bolland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bolland (Russian: Болланд) is found most in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolland? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 106,181st most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,654,380 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Bolland are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 1,644 people, or 1 in 33,892. In England it is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 15 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 10 percent live and Merseyside, where 9 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Belgium, where 6 percent live.
Bolland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bolland has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bolland surname increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 328 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 324 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 975 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bolland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (85%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bolland surname are 9.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.32% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bolland earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 14.7% more than the national average, earning 396,961 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.53% less than the national average, earning R 184,092 per year; in United States they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $43,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.63% more than the national average, earning $61,425 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bolland Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bolland in the Russian language | ||
| Болланд | bolland | - |
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