Bolten Surname

122,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Bolten Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bolton' or 'Boulton,' parishes, townships, and chapelries in various counties, mostly in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumb., and Westm.

Michael de Boulton, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Bolten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3601:34,1124,502
United States6801:533,02844,312
Netherlands4431:38,1206,438
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Australia281:964,13257,058
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Marshall Islands181:2,879641
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
England101:5,571,806158,774
France61:11,070,454349,096
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:208,33616,331
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4131:121,59511,832

Bolten (121) may also be a first name.

Bolten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bolton' or 'Boulton,' parishes, townships, and chapelries in various counties, mostly in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumb., and Westm.

Michael de Boulton, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de Boulton, or Bolton, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Richard de Boulton, Northumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Agnes de Bolton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Hugh Boolton, or Boulton, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1766. Married — George Bolton and Ann Bowker: St. George, Hanover Square.

1772. — George Boulton and Sophia Morgan: ibid.

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

Probably from Bolton in East Lothian. Adam de Boultone was reeve of Dunfres, 1287 (Bain, II, 324). William fiz Geffray de Boultone del counte de Edeneburk rendered homage, 1296 (ibid., p. 201). John of Boulton was employed as a mason at Castle of Linlithgow, 1302 (Bain, IV, p. 365), and Robert of Bolton, a Scot, was released from prison in Colchester, 1396 (Bain, IV, 483). Bessie Bolton is recorded in Edinburgh, 1640 (Edinb. Marr.), and William Bolton in Burntiland, 1645 (PBK., p. 242).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Towns, parishes, and places in cos. Lancaster, Cumberl., Northumb., York, Westmorel., Haddington, &c. The first-mentioned gave name to an important family.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A town in England; the round hill; the abrupt, steep, round hill.

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

The Lancashire Boltons derive their name from parishes of the name in the county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bolten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolten (Arabic: بولتن, Russian: Болтен) occurs most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 122,904th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,960,599 people. Bolten occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Bolten reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bolten is also the 848,089th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 121 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,360 people, or 1 in 34,112. In Germany Bolten is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 73 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 12 percent live.

Bolten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bolten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bolten last name grew 165 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bolten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bolten surname are 13.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bolten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 82.34% less than the national average, earning S/. 3,424 per year; in United States they earn 18.11% more than the national average, earning $50,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning $49,693 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bollten9226/
Boulten9213/
Bolteng921/
Boldten921/
Boelten920/
Boldthen8615/
Bulten831,035/
Boltin83734/
Bülten83183/
Volten83136/
Balten83117/
Wolten8348/
Boltnn8311/
Boltem8311/
Boltyn8310/
Boultn831/
Boltenova804/
Boltina77801/
Bolting77229/
Balteng7733/
Vollten7716/
Boltink7715/
Boultin7713/
Boltyna7710/
Woolten774/
Boltion772/
Woltien771/
Balteen771/
Bultent771/
Woldten771/
Beulten771/
Bullten770/
Boiltin770/
Woulten770/
Bultn730/
Booltink71261/
Boulting71120/
Baltienė715/
Boldting711/
Boltnova711/
Boltinck711/
Bholtina711/
Boultina711/
Baltin67808/
Walten67769/
Baltyn67305/
Voltin67290/
Bultin6774/
Boltinova6771/
Valten6759/
Boltynova6734/
Woltin6734/
Bultenova6720/
Báltin6717/
Baltenova6714/
Buslåtten673/
Woltén672/
Boltim671/
Bultem671/
Vulten670/

Bolten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolten in the Russian language
Болтенbolten-
Bolten in the Arabic language
بولتنbwltn-

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