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
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Booke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Booke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Booke is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Booke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 591,720th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Booke reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 32 people.
The last name Booke is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 958,886. In The United States Booke is most numerous in: California, where 23 percent live, North Dakota, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Booke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Booke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Booke last name increased 430 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Booke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Booke are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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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