Bouffler Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Bouffler Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Beauflour,' comely flower; compare Lillywhite.

James Boaufloar, Close Rolls, 10 Edward II. Thomas Beauflour, 1301. Writs of Parliament.

James Boauflur, London. Riley's Memorials of London.

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Bouffler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2331:115,86112,852
England471:1,185,49155,443
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Wales91:343,83718,086
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Bouffler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Beauflour,' comely flower; compare Lillywhite.

James Boaufloar, Close Rolls, 10 Edward II. Thomas Beauflour, 1301. Writs of Parliament.

James Boauflur, London. Riley's Memorials of London.

Margaret Butflower. History of Norfolk.

William Beauflour. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Nicholas Bowtefflowre, 1539, Newcastle-on-Tyne (List of male population capable of bearing arms): Welford's History of Newcastle and Gateshead.

Jeffery Beauflower, seneschal of Bristol, 1357: History and Antiquities of Bristol.

John Beauflour, mayor of Bristol, 1280. ibid.

William Boutflower, sheriff, 1702: Brand's Newcastle-on-TVne.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Fair Flower; Handsome, Pretty [Anglo-French beauflour— O.F. beau, bel, Latin bell-, fair + Old French flour, flur (French fleur), Latin flos, floris, a flower] James Beauflour, A.D. 1316-7.—Close Rolls.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Bouflers, near Abbeville. James Beauflour or Beaufleur was collector in the Port of London, 1322 (Palgr. Parl. Writs).

The Norman People (1874)

Bouffler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bouffler is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bouffler.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouffler? popularity and diffusion

It is the 842,714th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Bouffler are found; 71 percent are found in Australasia and 71 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Bouffler is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 115,861. In Australia Bouffler is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 79 percent reside, Western Australia, where 13 percent reside and Queensland, where 3 percent reside. Barring Australia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Bouffler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bouffler has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 276 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bouffler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bouffler surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Bouffler earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.97% less than the national average, earning $32,375 USD per year.

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