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 most in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Bullard click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bullard? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,582nd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 203,665 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Bullard reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 62 people.
Bullard is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 31,883 people, or 1 in 11,368. In The United States Bullard is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and Georgia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and The Bahamas, where 3 percent are found.
Bullard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bullard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 264 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bullard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bullard last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bullard last name are 10.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.36% being registered with 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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Bullard Reference & Research
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