Boult Surname

203,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Boult Surname Definition:

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Boult Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9321:59,7837,118
United States3121:1,161,72783,203
Canada2421:152,25515,495
New Zealand2211:20,4903,596
Australia1731:156,04516,383
Scotland581:92,3076,478
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Wales131:238,04114,239
France131:5,109,440259,941
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Guam11:160,1214,893
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malta11:430,2723,380
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4891:49,8476,088
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Boult Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Armorially identified with Bolt.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Dutch, Bolt; a personal name.

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

Boult Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boult (Russian: Боулт) is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Boult click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boult? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 203,963rd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,574,078 people. The surname Boult occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Boult are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 932 people, or 1 in 59,783. In England it is most common in: Staffordshire, where 11 percent are found, Devon, where 10 percent are found and Lancashire, where 7 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Boult Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boult has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Boult last name increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 678 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,933 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boult Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boult surname are 17.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Boult earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.5% more than the national average, earning R 516,864 per year; in United States they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $45,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.69% more than the national average, earning $56,485 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boullt91123/
Boults9183/
Boulte9176/
Bouldt9132/
Boultz9112/
Boultt912/
Boulth911/
Bolt8921,951/
Bout894,813/
Bult892,861/
Bouglit832/
Boultte831/
Boldt8020,889/
Bould802,255/
Bouts801,192/
Bault801,136/
Bulte801,112/
Boust80781/
Bults80725/
Boelt80282/
Boutt80174/
Boudt80108/
Bultz8097/
Boltt8068/
Buldt8047/
Bouyt8037/
Bouët8028/
Bollt8026/
Bouht8014/
Built8013/
Hbout8010/
Bhout809/
Bulth806/
Bholt804/
Boujt804/
Bullt803/
Boltd803/
Voult802/
Boolt801/
Béout801/
But7555,120/
Bou7536,734/
Boucht73278/
Boeldt73252/
Boulds73206/
Bulthe73133/
Buselt7374/
Boutch7339/
Builth7335/
Butlet7327/
Buildt7313/
Builte7310/
Boolth734/
Beeout732/
Boudts732/
Bulltz731/
Bultts731/
Bolldt731/
Boltdt731/
Boutdt731/
Boutts731/
Hboutt731/
Boldtt731/
Builtz731/
Bouthz731/
Bucelt731/
Baultz730/
Bultch730/
Bulltt730/
Boutth730/
Beulte730/
Baulte730/
Boutlette711/
Boucheldt710/
Butt67364,815/
Bouh6721,069/
Bold6718,502/
Baut672,148/
Bhut672,109/
Bous672,085/
Bouy671,919/
Boud671,484/
Bouz671,395/
Buchelt671,084/
Buit67988/
Bust67976/
Boux67802/
Bohu67576/
Bouj67576/
Bült67208/
Buld67157/
Bhou67133/
Buillet67107/
Budt6797/
Beut6773/
Boup6767/
Butlett6733/
Bouß6729/
Hbou6729/
Buyt6714/
Busselt6713/
H'Boutt679/
Butd679/
Butp676/
Bultova675/
Buzt674/
Bultová673/
Butė672/
Butlete671/
Bouthlette671/
Beehout671/
Bujt671/
Bouchht671/
Bouï671/
Bouglid671/
Boutsch670/
Vult670/
Builett670/

Boult Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boult in the Russian language
Боултboult-

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Boult Reference & Research

Bolt DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bolt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boult
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