Boultby Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Boultby 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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Boultby Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2211:252,11820,374
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432

Boultby 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)
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Boultby Demographics

Average Boultby Salary in
England

£26,154

Per year
Rank:
50,433 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000328908
Rank: 24,311 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
96.95%
Sample size: 29 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Boultby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boultby is found most frequently in England. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boultby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,098,270th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. The surname Boultby is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Boultby reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 252,118. In England Boultby is primarily found in: Nottinghamshire, where 84 percent live, Hampshire, where 4 percent live and Derbyshire, where 3 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Boultby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boultby has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 514 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boltby921/
Boultbe862/
Boultbee80472/
Baltby771/
Boulthuis631/
Boltva626/
Waltby620/
Bulthuis532,586/
Bolthuis5316/
Builthuis501/

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