Booker Surname
Approximately 57,944 people bear this surname
Booker Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the butcher'; v. Bowker, of which it is a known Lancashire variant.
John Boker, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Bocer, Salop, ibid.
John Booker, of Chester, 1588: Wills at Chester.
Read More About This SurnameBooker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45,805 | 1:7,913 | 939 |
| England | 6,560 | 1:8,494 | 1,238 |
| Australia | 2,122 | 1:12,722 | 1,846 |
| Canada | 1,378 | 1:26,738 | 3,566 |
| New Zealand | 559 | 1:8,101 | 1,379 |
| Wales | 244 | 1:12,683 | 1,407 |
| Guyana | 164 | 1:4,648 | 823 |
| South Africa | 145 | 1:373,639 | 33,668 |
| Scotland | 90 | 1:59,487 | 4,887 |
| Japan | 69 | 1:1,852,816 | 26,842 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Kenya | 58 | 1:796,205 | 31,724 |
| Liberia | 54 | 1:81,640 | 6,796 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 35 | 1:38,971 | 3,714 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Northern Ireland | 28 | 1:65,894 | 4,901 |
| Grenada | 25 | 1:4,341 | 571 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| Tunisia | 18 | 1:33,924 | 4,997 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Jamaica | 15 | 1:191,330 | 5,833 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1:10,404,280 | 18,448 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Malawi | 2 | 1:8,559,554 | 34,093 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 70 | 1:63,284 | 4,864 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,547 | 1:6,872 | 1,063 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:62,737 | 3,061 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,188 | 1:5,466 | 685 |
Booker (8,108) may also be a first name.
Booker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the butcher'; v. Bowker, of which it is a known Lancashire variant.
John Boker, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Bocer, Salop, ibid.
John Booker, of Chester, 1588: Wills at Chester.
In the pedigree of Booker (London Visitation, 1633-5) the following variations occur: John Booker, John Boochard, and Edmund Boocher.
Nicholas Bowker or Booker, Gloucestershire, 1607: Register of the University of Oxford.
'John Booker, a noted astrologer of the 17th century, was the son of John Bowker (commonly pronounced Booker), of Manchester, and was born on the 23rd of March, 1601': Baines' Lancashire.
1807. Married — Joseph Booker and Sarah Mathews: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 Author, Scribe [Old English bócere] 2 Dweller at a Beech-Tree [book- Old English bóc. beech-tree + the agent, suff. -er]
“Bleacher” in Old English.
(English) One who copied books; dweller at, or near, a beech tree.
1. See Bowker. 2. Bocere, (c hard,) Anglo-Saxon A writer, doctor, interpreter.
Walter Bochier is mentioned in Normandy 1180, MRS. The name in England is armorially identified with Boocher.
John Booker was the principal proprietor in Worthing in the reign of Anne (D.). The name also occurs in Derbyshire.
Booker Demographics
Booker Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Booker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Booker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Booker (Arabic: بوكير) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Booker? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 9,749th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 125,769 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Booker reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 70,434th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 8,108 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 45,805 people, or 1 in 7,913. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States Booker occurs in 91 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Booker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Booker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Booker surname increased 499 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 976 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 391 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 77 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Booker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Booker surname is chiefly Anglican (84%) in Ireland and Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Booker are 1.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.73% being registered with the party.
The amount Booker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 132.52% more than the national average, earning 804,716 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.74% more than the national average, earning R 303,552 per year; in United States they earn 12.51% less than the national average, earning $37,751 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.07% more than the national average, earning $51,704 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Booker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Booker in the Arabic language | ||
| بوكير | bwkyr | - |
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