Bullen Surname
Approximately 19,205 people bear this surname
Bullen Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boulogne.'
'Edmond Gray, slene at Bollen': Visit. Yorkshire, 1563.
Gilebert de Boolon, Northumberland, 1168: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
Pharamond de Boloynne, Buckinghamshire, MR Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameBullen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,511 | 1:10,110 | 1,495 |
| Sudan | 3,920 | 1:9,569 | 1,352 |
| United States | 3,420 | 1:105,982 | 11,641 |
| Australia | 3,249 | 1:8,309 | 1,233 |
| Canada | 825 | 1:44,661 | 5,502 |
| New Zealand | 412 | 1:10,991 | 1,921 |
| Wales | 197 | 1:15,708 | 1,698 |
| Barbados | 181 | 1:1,588 | 324 |
| Belgium | 174 | 1:66,073 | 10,595 |
| Philippines | 166 | 1:609,869 | 65,823 |
| Scotland | 154 | 1:34,765 | 3,413 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| South Africa | 149 | 1:363,609 | 33,044 |
| France | 89 | 1:746,323 | 92,306 |
| Panama | 75 | 1:52,163 | 2,511 |
| Grenada | 70 | 1:1,550 | 276 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 61 | 1:22,360 | 2,520 |
| Guyana | 40 | 1:19,056 | 2,431 |
| Norway | 39 | 1:131,853 | 17,004 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Venezuela | 30 | 1:1,006,803 | 15,224 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Northern Ireland | 22 | 1:83,865 | 5,605 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Cook Islands | 5 | 1:3,636 | 866 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 76 | 1:58,288 | 4,634 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,103 | 1:7,855 | 1,201 |
| Wales | 45 | 1:34,854 | 1,900 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:170,146 | 6,794 |
| Jersey | 11 | 1:4,717 | 830 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 653 | 1:76,905 | 8,178 |
The alternate forms: Büllen (1) are calculated separately.
Bullen (122) may also be a first name.
Bullen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boulogne.'
'Edmond Gray, slene at Bollen': Visit. Yorkshire, 1563.
Gilebert de Boolon, Northumberland, 1168: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
Pharamond de Boloynne, Buckinghamshire, MR Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Boloygne, Somerset, ibid.
John de Boloyne, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
1759. — Joseph Cooper and Ann Bullin: ibid.
From Boulogne in France. Aleyn of Bollone appears in Edinburgh, 1394 (Bain, IV, 460) The seal of Thomas Bullyn, canon of Glasgow, 1460, bears the legend Sigilium dnt thome bully (Macdonald, 293). Agnes Bollegna is recorded in Edinburgh, 1612 (Edinb. Marr.), and Hew Bollen was goldsmith there, 1649 (ibid.).
(Anglo-French) One from Boulogne [Boulogne was orig. called Bononia, perh. from Bononia, now Bologna, Italy] John de Boloyne.—Hundred Rolls Simon de Boleyn.—Blomefield, Hist. Norf.
Armorially identified with Boleyn.
From the Frisian, Bólen; from the Swedish, Bollin; from the Flemish, Bulens; from the Dutch, Boelen; personal name Bolling, the fam. or tribal name of Bolli.
Bullen: from Boulogne.
Bullen Demographics
Average Male Bullen Height
178.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bullen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bullen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bullen occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Büllen. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bullen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 27,992nd most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 379,461 people. Bullen is mostly found in Europe, where 33 percent of Bullen are found; 31 percent are found in Northern Europe and 31 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 844,248th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 122 people.
The surname Bullen is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 5,511 people, or 1 in 10,110. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 14 percent are found, Norfolk, where 7 percent are found and Kent, where 7 percent are found. Not including England this surname is found in 67 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.
Bullen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bullen has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bullen surname grew 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 524 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 438 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bullen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Bullen surname is predominantly Anglican (41%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Bullen surname are 8.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.42% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bullen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.64% less than the national average, earning 285,041 kr per year; in Peru they earn 602.94% more than the national average, earning S/. 136,264 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.38% more than the national average, earning R 281,304 per year; in United States they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $46,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning $51,240 CAD per year.
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Bullen Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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