Bullivent Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Bullivent Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. and nick. 'Bon-enfant,' Englished in some cases to Goodchild, which see. Bullivantis the present representative form.
William Bonenfannt, or Bonaffaunt, 1302. Writs of Parliament.
Read More About This SurnameBullivent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 82 | 1:679,489 | 38,951 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Bullivent Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. and nick. 'Bon-enfant,' Englished in some cases to Goodchild, which see. Bullivantis the present representative form.
William Bonenfannt, or Bonaffaunt, 1302. Writs of Parliament.
Bonenfant Judams (the Jew), Pipe Roll, 5 Henry II.
Walter Bonenfant, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Bonenfant Judaus, Cambridgeshire , ibid.
Henry Bonefant, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
John Bonefaunt, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Robert Ballyfaunt, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
John Bonnyvaunt, ibid.
Phillip Bonivant, 1631: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).
1637. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Edmond Bollifante: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1674. Baptised — Frances, d. William Bullivant: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
Possibly the French bel enfant, corresponding with Fairchild, Fairbairn, &c.
This name has been derived from Norm, bel enfant, fine child, like Bellamy from bel amy; but Bullivant and Pillivant are possibly from Pollaphant in Alternun; or Pollyfont, Pollifont in Lewannick; or Polyfunt, Polyvant in Trewen parish, which Hals renders, "the top spring or fountain of water, called from some spring of water that rises in some high lands of that tenement;" but the name rather means the head of the spring (pol-y-font).
Bullivent Demographics
Average Bullivent Salary in
England
£26,209
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Bullivent Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bullivent Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bullivent is most common in England. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bullivent.
How Common Is The Last Name Bullivent? popularity and diffusion
Bullivent is the 2,034,059th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. Bullivent occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Bullivent live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in British Isles.
Bullivent is most numerous in England, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 679,489. In England Bullivent is most common in: Lincolnshire, where 52 percent reside, Warwickshire, where 13 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Bullivent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bullivent has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bullivent surname increased 2,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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