View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Bulger Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Bulger (Russian: Булгэрь) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulger? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 74,000^th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,096,036 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Bulger reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839^th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 17 people.

The last name Bulger is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 4,671 people, or 1 in 77,598. In The United States Bulger is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Bulger Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bulger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bulger surname increased 260 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 104 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bulger Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bulger surname are 7.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bulger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 173.75% more than the national average, earning R 650,544 per year; in United States they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning $45,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning $50,145 CAD per year.