Boulder Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Boulder Surname Definition:

From Baudre, near St. Lo, in the Cotentin. Walter Bulder occurs in York, c. 1272, RH.

Boulder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:4,707,259244,676
England251:2,228,72284,230
Israel211:407,50632,346
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Boulder (33) may also be a first name.

Boulder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Baudre, near St. Lo, in the Cotentin. Walter Bulder occurs in York, c. 1272, RH.

The Norman People (1874)

Boulder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boulder (Arabic: بولدر, Russian: Боулдер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Boulder click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boulder? popularity and diffusion

Boulder is the 1,504,764th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname Boulder occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Boulder live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Boulder is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 33 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 4,707,259. In The United States Boulder is most numerous in: Colorado, where 36 percent live, Nevada, where 6 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent live and Israel, where 15 percent live.

Boulder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Boulder has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 157 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boulder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boulder last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Boulder earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.72% less than the national average, earning $26,011 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouldier931/
Bolder921,753/
Bulder92678/
Boulde9257/
Builder8682/
Buldere8656/
Bouldes8645/
Boldger8635/
Buldier8611/
Boelder863/
Bullder862/
Bouldet862/
Buldger861/
Baulder861/
Boldert861/
Bouldeu861/
Boylder861/
Bouldir861/
Bouldre861/
Buelder860/
Bouldey860/
Woulder860/
Bolde83667/
Bulde8326/
Boulhdir807/
Buiolder801/
Bauldier801/
Balder771,973/
Boldea771,747/
Boldyr77795/
Wolder77601/
Volder77570/
Boldes77236/
Bouldi77129/
Baulde77120/
Wulder7786/
Buldes7783/
Buldee7778/
Boldey7772/
Buldei7756/
Bouldy7726/
Vulder7712/
Boldie779/
Builde778/
Boulda777/
Bouldé777/
Boldei776/
Boldet774/
Boldez773/
Buldey772/
Boldee772/
Buldie772/
Boldir771/
Boldhe771/
Boldjr771/
Ualder771/
Buldhe771/
Boldeu770/
Bouldoire75215/
Bouldoyre758/
Bolderova752/
Builderzz751/
Bouteldje751/
Bouldaire751/
Bouldouyr751/
Buchelder750/
Buchilder750/
Bochelder750/
Bouldai71149/
Botilde7183/
Boulday7174/
Bauldie7164/
Bouldouyre7151/
Baldere7132/
Woldger7117/
Baldger716/
Boldesh715/
Bielder714/
Beilder714/
Mpolder713/
Buildes713/
Boldech712/
Bouldis712/
Baldear712/
Boldeić711/
Baldejr711/
Balderr711/
Baldier711/
Beylder711/
Voldert711/
Bolldey711/
Wuilder711/
Woldere711/
Baldert711/
Bauldes711/
Baldeir711/
Beuilde711/
Woolder710/
Bolldie710/
Bealder710/
Baelder710/
Bolldheart710/
Waulder710/
Bolddir710/
Woldder710/
Balde67604,607/
Bolda673,648/
Bulda673,132/
Boldi671,958/
Boldy67618/
Bouteldj67324/
Buldi67220/
Beiholde6717/
Volde6713/
Buldy673/
Wholdear671/
Veuldeur671/
Boulhdid671/
Batelder670/
Bauldire670/

Boulder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boulder in the Russian language
Боулдерboulder-
Boulder in the Arabic language
بولدرbwldr-

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