View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Bolster Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Bolster is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolster? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 119,235^th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,890,414 people. Bolster is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Bolster are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Bolster is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,585 people, or 1 in 140,216. In The United States Bolster is mostly found in: New York, where 12 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Bolster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bolster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bolster surname rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 4 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bolster Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bolster are 5.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.88% registered with the party.

The amount Bolster earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $46,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $50,534 CAD per year.