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
Average Male Bullard Height
176.85 cm
Average Female Bullard Height
160.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bullard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bullard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bullard is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bullard? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,582nd most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 203,665 people. The surname Bullard is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Bullard are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bullard is also the 1,246,114th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 62 people.
The surname Bullard is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 31,883 people, or 1 in 11,368. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and Georgia, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 61 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and The Bahamas, where 3 percent are found.
Bullard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bullard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bullard last name grew 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 264 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bullard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Bullard last name is principally 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 political 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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