Bouvier Surname
Approximately 36,590 people bear this surname
Bouvier Surname Definition:
(French) Cattle-Drover, Ox-Herd [Low Latin bovarius; from Latin bos, bovis, an ox]
Bouvier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 27,789 | 1:2,390 | 157 |
| Canada | 2,940 | 1:12,533 | 1,852 |
| United States | 2,498 | 1:145,100 | 14,996 |
| Belgium | 744 | 1:15,452 | 2,360 |
| Argentina | 710 | 1:60,202 | 5,133 |
| Switzerland | 427 | 1:19,234 | 3,126 |
| Uruguay | 381 | 1:9,007 | 1,014 |
| Brazil | 193 | 1:1,109,193 | 38,758 |
| England | 138 | 1:403,754 | 27,757 |
| New Caledonia | 130 | 1:2,125 | 200 |
| Austria | 110 | 1:77,413 | 11,685 |
| Spain | 68 | 1:687,530 | 30,300 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| French Polynesia | 43 | 1:6,530 | 1,442 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| Luxembourg | 41 | 1:14,160 | 3,053 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5 | 1:1,280 | 241 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Jersey | 11 | 1:4,717 | 830 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 193 | 1:260,200 | 21,388 |
The alternate forms: Bouviér (2) are calculated separately.
Bouvier (84) may also be a first name.
Bouvier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Cattle-Drover, Ox-Herd [Low Latin bovarius; from Latin bos, bovis, an ox]
(French) One who tool care of cattle.
(French.) A drover.
Hugo Bouvier and John Bovier of Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). See Bowyer.
Bouvier Demographics
Average Bouvier Salary in
United States
$46,207 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bouvier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouvier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bouvier has its highest incidence in France. It can occur as: Bouviér. For other potential spellings of Bouvier click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouvier? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bouvier is the 15,222nd most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 199,168 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Bouvier live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Bouvier is also the 1,046,220th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 84 people.
The last name is most widely held in France, where it is held by 27,789 people, or 1 in 2,390. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 32 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent live. Beside France Bouvier occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Bouvier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bouvier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bouvier surname increased 1,294 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,062 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bouvier Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bouvier last name are 5.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.21% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bouvier earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.58% less than the national average, earning 333,699 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 34.62% more than the national average, earning $30,562,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $46,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.82% less than the national average, earning $43,316 CAD per year.
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