Bolsby Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Bolsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Canada491:751,95159,756
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Bolsby Last Name Facts

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

Bolsby is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolsby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. Bolsby is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Bolsby are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 5,105,055. In The United States Bolsby is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 7 percent live and Michigan, where 1 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 41 percent live.

Bolsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bolsby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bolsby last name expanded 173 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bolsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bolsby surname are 36.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bolsby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $44,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $56,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boolsby921/
Bolsbey920/
Bolesby920/
Bollsby920/
Boulsby920/
Boslesby861/
Balsby83172/
Woolsby770/
Boulsbee7118/
Boulesba712/
Bolesbaa711/
Bolesbee711/
Buillsby711/
Boulesbaa67226/
Walsby67123/
Bolsue6713/
Bolsve671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bolsby
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