Bouvier Surname

15,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Bouvier Surname Definition:

(French) Cattle-Drover, Ox-Herd [Low Latin bovarius; from Latin bos, bovis, an ox]

Bouvier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France27,7891:2,390157
Canada2,9401:12,5331,852
United States2,4981:145,10014,996
Belgium7441:15,4522,360
Argentina7101:60,2025,133
Switzerland4271:19,2343,126
Uruguay3811:9,0071,014
Brazil1931:1,109,19338,758
England1381:403,75427,757
New Caledonia1301:2,125200
Austria1101:77,41311,685
Spain681:687,53030,300
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Luxembourg411:14,1603,053
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Australia311:870,82953,581
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway81:642,78647,258
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
China61:227,886,92811,701
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Saint Pierre and Miquelon51:1,280241
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Jersey111:4,717830
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1931:260,20021,388

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) One who tool care of cattle.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(French.) A drover.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Hugo Bouvier and John Bovier of Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). See Bowyer.

The Norman People (1874)

Bouvier Last Name Facts

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

Bouvier is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Bouviér. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouvier? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,222nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 199,168 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Bouvier reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 84 people.

The surname Bouvier is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 27,789 people, or 1 in 2,390. In France it is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 32 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent are found. Beside France this surname occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Bouvier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bouvier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bouvier last name grew 1,294 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,062 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bouvier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bouvier last name are 5.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.21% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouviér952/
Bouviere9316/
Bouvieir932/
Bouviier931/
Bouvierr931/
Bouvietr931/
Bouvaier930/
Bovier921,276/
Bouvie92266/
Buvier9218/
Bouveur86309/
Beuvier86139/
Bouviez8645/
Bouvyer8632/
Boubier868/
Bouviet867/
Boviere866/
Bouvoir862/
Bouvair861/
Bohuier861/
Buviere861/
Bouveer860/
Bohvier860/
Bauvier860/
Bouvies860/
Boovier860/
Bouvjer860/
Vouvier860/
Bovie83464/
Buvie833/
Bouvierová821/
Beauvier8087/
Beuviere8065/
Bouvaird802/
Bouvière802/
Vouviere801/
Bouvaire800/
Bobier775,191/
Bavier77798/
Bubier77490/
Bowier77432/
Bovair77261/
Boivie77218/
Bovyer7753/
Bovoir7740/
Buvyer7728/
Boviez7728/
Bouwie7728/
Boubie7717/
Boevie7711/
Bovear777/
Bouvié777/
Bovhie775/
Buvair774/
Boviee773/
Bauvie772/
Bojuie771/
Bowuer771/
Bovaer770/
Boviey770/
Bovies770/
Boshuijer7536/
Beauviere756/
Bovaird71966/
Baviere71463/
Baivier71383/
Boobier71203/
Bauvoir7162/
Baubier7159/
Bobiere7145/
Boveire7143/
Bauvair7120/
Boviyar7110/
Bouweir718/
Bhuvair714/
Bovhoer713/
Bompier712/
Bonpier712/
Bauvies712/
Boubair712/
Mpouvie712/
Bubiere711/
Boveyar711/
Beevier711/
Bavieer711/
Beubier711/
Bubierz711/
Bovière711/
Beuvoir711/
Boubeur711/
Bouveay710/
Vouevie710/
Baevier710/
Bovaire710/
Bosbier710/
Bowie6725,587/
Bobie673,091/
Beaubier67210/
Bouwheer67107/
Bovée67105/
Bubie6748/
Beauvair6738/
Bavie6720/
Bouwaiye676/
Bovge672/
Buwie671/
Bowhaier671/
Bhoviyar671/
Boveé671/
Bovye671/
Bovèe671/
Bouweiye671/
Bavierre671/
Bajobier671/
Bauvaire670/
Boivaire670/

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