Boole Surname
Approximately 971 people bear this surname
Boole 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.
Read More About This SurnameBoole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 438 | 1:168,675 | 17,317 |
| United States | 198 | 1:1,830,601 | 119,637 |
| England | 182 | 1:306,143 | 23,159 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 95 | 1:256,583 | 18,459 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64 | 1:784,667 | 49,209 |
Boole (43) may also be a first name.
Boole 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.
Ralph Buelles or Buels occurs in Normandy 1195, MRS. See Boyle.
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Boole Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boole Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boole (Hindi: बूले, Russian: Бооле) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boole? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 370,091st most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,505,197 people. The last name Boole occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Boole live; 45 percent live in Central Africa and 45 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequent given name globally, held by 43 people.
The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 438 people, or 1 in 168,675. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and England, where 19 percent are found.
Boole Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Boole has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boole last name rose 309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Boole Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Boole surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Boole last name are 4.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.35% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Boole earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.82% more than the national average, earning $77,417 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boole Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boole in the Hindi language | ||
| बूले | bule | - |
| Boole in the Russian language | ||
| Бооле | boole | - |
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