Booke Surname
Approximately 527 people bear this surname
Booke Surname Definition:
Perhaps from the French bouc, a he-goat, with reference, possibly, to the beard of the first owner of the name. Barbe de bouc is a phrase still in use to designate a small tuft of long hair under the chin.
Booke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 378 | 1:958,886 | 71,403 |
| Germany | 80 | 1:1,006,318 | 69,119 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 88 | 1:570,667 | 38,849 |
Booke (32) may also be a first name.
Booke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Perhaps from the French bouc, a he-goat, with reference, possibly, to the beard of the first owner of the name. Barbe de bouc is a phrase still in use to designate a small tuft of long hair under the chin.
Booke Demographics
Average Booke Salary in
United States
$46,938 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Booke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Booke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Booke is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Booke? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 591,720th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Booke reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Booke is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 32 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 378 people, or 1 in 958,886. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 23 percent reside, North Dakota, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
Booke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Booke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Booke last name rose 430 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Booke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Booke are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.63% being registered with the party.
The amount Booke earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.78% more than the national average, earning $46,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.93% more than the national average, earning $69,521 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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