Bullard Surname
Approximately 35,782 people bear this surname
Bullard Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a bull-herd,' v. Bellhird; compare Coward, Oxnard, &c, and v. Bullockherd.
Fulco Bullard, Kent, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Geoffrey Bolhard, Wiltshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameBullard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31,883 | 1:11,368 | 1,413 |
| England | 1,484 | 1:37,546 | 4,900 |
| Bahamas | 1,169 | 1:335 | 75 |
| Australia | 433 | 1:62,346 | 7,528 |
| Canada | 376 | 1:97,994 | 10,662 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Barbados | 37 | 1:7,769 | 684 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 35 | 1:38,971 | 3,714 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Peru | 19 | 1:1,672,849 | 23,436 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 917 | 1:26,582 | 3,644 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,017 | 1:10,010 | 1,284 |
Bullard (62) may also be a first name.
Bullard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a bull-herd,' v. Bellhird; compare Coward, Oxnard, &c, and v. Bullockherd.
Fulco Bullard, Kent, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Geoffrey Bolhard, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Fulco Bulard, Kent, ibid.
1672. Jeremiah Bullard and Lucy Snowe: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1806. Married — John Bullard and Mary Carter: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Bull-Herd [Old English bul- + heorde]
(English) One who kept, or tended, bulls.
Bull-ward-either the man who presided over the sport of bull-baiting, or the one who had the care of the "townbull."
Having the disposition of a bull.
Bullard Demographics
Bullard Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Bullard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bullard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bullard occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bullard click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bullard? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bullard is the 15,582nd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 203,665 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Bullard live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 62 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 31,883 people, or 1 in 11,368. In The United States Bullard is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and Georgia, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and The Bahamas, where 3 percent live.
Bullard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bullard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bullard last name rose 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 264 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bullard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bullard last name are 10.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.36% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bullard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 248.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 67,489 per year; in South Africa they earn 107.05% more than the national average, earning R 492,024 per year; in United States they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $40,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0% less than the national average, earning $49,682 CAD per year.
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Bullard Reference & Research
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