Boultbee Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

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

Boultbee Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boltby,' a parish in Yorkshire; compare Applebee for Appleby. It appears more natural to assume that Boulby and Bowlby are modifications, but my last entry from the Hundred Rolls suggests a separate and independent origin.

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Boultbee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1591:350,42825,285
Canada1461:252,36723,920
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Australia721:374,94030,993
Wales51:618,90625,852
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
Scotland51:748,64318,576

Boultbee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boltby,' a parish in Yorkshire; compare Applebee for Appleby. It appears more natural to assume that Boulby and Bowlby are modifications, but my last entry from the Hundred Rolls suggests a separate and independent origin.

Adam de Bolteby, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh de Bolteby, Yorkshire, ibid.

Adam de Boltby, Northumberland , ibid.

William de Boleby, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

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

BOLTEBY: William de Bolteby witnessed a confirmation charter by Patrick earl of Dunbar of a grant to the Abbey of Melrose c. 1230—31 (Wemyss, II, p. xviii), and as de Boltevy witnessed a charter of lands to the Priory of Coldstream a. 1232 (CCPC., p. 20). His name probably comes from Boltby in Yorkshire, in DB. Boltebi and Bolteby.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scandinavian) belonging to Boultby or Boltby, the Scandinavian equiv. of Bolton, q.v. [Old Norse boðl, hall, &c. + by-r, farm, &c.] Adam de Boltby.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Boulby; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

Boultbee Last Name Facts

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

Boultbee is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Boultbee click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boultbee? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boultbee is the 642,991st most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. The last name Boultbee is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Boultbee are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 350,428. In England Boultbee is most prevalent in: Derbyshire, where 32 percent are found, Greater London, where 17 percent are found and Merseyside, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Boultbee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Boultbee has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Boultbee last name expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boultbee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boultbee surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Boultbee earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.58% less than the national average, earning $35,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.06% more than the national average, earning $64,617 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boultbe932/
Boultby80223/
Boltby711/
Boulthuis591/
Boltva576/
Baltby571/
Baltver531/
Bulthuis502,586/
Bolthuis5016/
Woldtvet501/

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