Bollen Surname
Approximately 8,591 people bear this surname
Bollen 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 SurnameBollen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 4,033 | 1:2,851 | 266 |
| Netherlands | 1,563 | 1:10,804 | 1,492 |
| United States | 881 | 1:411,418 | 35,798 |
| Germany | 656 | 1:122,722 | 15,003 |
| Australia | 516 | 1:52,317 | 6,456 |
| England | 378 | 1:147,402 | 14,157 |
| Solomon Islands | 70 | 1:8,286 | 1,347 |
| New Zealand | 68 | 1:66,593 | 10,133 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| Wales | 56 | 1:55,260 | 5,065 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:111,538 | 7,348 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 319 | 1:76,412 | 8,322 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 227 | 1:221,228 | 18,802 |
Bollen (217) may also be a first name.
Bollen 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 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 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.).
(French) One from Boulogne, the Latin Bononia, which became Bolonia in the ninth cent.; apparently Celtic, but origin disputed.
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.
Armorially identified with Boleyn.
Bollen Demographics
Bollen Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Bollen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bollen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bollen is found most in Belgium. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bollen.
How Common Is The Last Name Bollen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 58,779th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 848,277 people. The surname Bollen is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Bollen are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 612,983rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 217 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 4,033 people, or 1 in 2,851. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 10 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Barring Belgium Bollen exists in 47 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Bollen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bollen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bollen surname increased 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 118 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 436 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bollen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bollen last name are 5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.77% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bollen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.91% more than the national average, earning R 401,400 per year; in United States they earn 2.49% more than the national average, earning $44,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.52% more than the national average, earning $62,857 CAD per year.
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