Bool Surname

112,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Wales

Bool Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bole,' a parish in Nottinghamshire, three miles from Gainsborough.

John de Bole, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert Bole, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1577-8.

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Bool Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,5561:65,06311,092
India9871:777,16935,124
England2711:205,60217,801
Australia2121:127,33813,906
Mexico1791:693,44210,772
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Netherlands1461:115,66618,330
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Russia801:1,801,538116,326
Wales771:40,1893,923
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
France51:13,284,544357,392
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1741:140,08812,645
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Bool (230) may also be a first name.

Bool Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bole,' a parish in Nottinghamshire, three miles from Gainsborough.

John de Bole, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert Bole, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1577-8. James Ireland and Susanna Boole: Marriage Lic. (London).

1620. George Bowll, Kent: Keg. Univ. Oxf.

1746. Married — John Parrott and Jane Boole: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

'George Boole (1815-64), mathematician and logician, was born on Nov. 2, 1815. His father was a small tradesman in Lincoln': Dictionary of National Biography.

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

1 = Bull, q.v.

2 an Anglicization of Buhl.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Boulle; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bool Last Name Facts

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

Bool (Hindi: बूल, Russian: Бооль) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bool? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 112,296th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,765,822 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Bool reside; 38 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 591,855th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 230 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,556 people, or 1 in 65,063. In The Philippines Bool is most numerous in: Calabarzon, where 55 percent are found, Mimaropa, where 24 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this last name is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Bool Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bool has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bool last name increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 174 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bool Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bool last name are 39.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.49% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bool earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.29% more than the national average, earning $50,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.29% less than the national average, earning $44,073 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boole89971/
Bhool89186/
Boold895/
Booll893/
Booyl892/
Boohl891/
Bootl891/
Boolt891/
Bol86323,918/
Boosel8039/
Bootel8029/
Boolle804/
Boolth804/
Boohle803/
Bhoole802/
Boosle801/
Bhol7524,848/
Bole7524,632/
Bolt7521,951/
Boll7521,077/
Buol7521,049/
Bold7518,502/
Bohl7510,621/
Boel753,544/
Wool751,865/
Boul751,645/
Boil75446/
Bosl75323/
Vool75225/
Boyl75191/
Boël7570/
Bolh7518/
Bolø7511/
Åbol752/
Bgol752/
Botl751/
Bojl751/
Boïl751/
Bolp750/
Bhoosle734/
Boosell731/
Bootehl731/
Boyle67114,060/
Bhole6722,401/
Boldt6720,889/
Bolle6713,599/
Bocel676,398/
Boule675,144/
Bould672,255/
Bosle671,099/
Boell67975/
Hboul67904/
Bosel67830/
Bhoil67742/
Boile67518/
Boyll67504/
Botel67503/
Wooll67208/
Bholh67206/
Bogli67178/
Bouhl67132/
Bosil67120/
Botil67115/
Boltt6768/
Boşel6756/
Bolhe6755/
Boull6740/
Bollt6726/
Woole6724/
Boyld6720/
Bhoul6717/
Bohul6712/
Bohyl6711/
Bolld679/
Bhosl676/
Bhgol676/
Bholl674/
Bohýl674/
Bohld674/
Bholt674/
Boulh674/
Voole673/
Botll673/
Boltd673/
Bocil673/
Boßel673/
Boële673/
Buole672/
Bolph672/
Uhool672/
Boldh672/
Buold671/
Bolhl671/
Bhhol671/
Boill671/
Vooll671/
Woohl671/
Woosl671/
Bolhs671/
Bollì671/
Bollė671/
Bottl671/
Bouïl671/
Bhold671/
Boçel671/
Buosl671/
Bohll671/
Woolp670/
Woolt670/
Boilt670/
Whool670/
Voold670/

Bool Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bool in the Hindi language
बूलbula-
Bool in the Russian language
Боольbool-

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