Bulteel Surname

333,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Bulteel Surname Definition:

The Bulteels seem to have come into England at the close of the 16th century. The Visitation of London (1633-5), says: 'James Bulteel of Tourney, in Henault.' His grandson, Charles Bulteel, was living in London in 1634. The family seems to have rapidly increased, as five or six branches were settled in the south of England by the year 1670.

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Bulteel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4891:135,83420,782
Belgium4481:25,6624,070
England961:580,39635,131
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

The alternate forms: Bülteel (7) are calculated separately.

Bulteel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Bulteels seem to have come into England at the close of the 16th century. The Visitation of London (1633-5), says: 'James Bulteel of Tourney, in Henault.' His grandson, Charles Bulteel, was living in London in 1634. The family seems to have rapidly increased, as five or six branches were settled in the south of England by the year 1670. The first instance below is interesting as marking an early settlement. Probably this family died out.

Agnes Buletel, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1673. Samuel Bulteeleand Mary Jurin: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1675. John Bulteel and Mary Woodward: Marriage Alleg. (Westminster).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Butell. Beatrix and Michael Buletel possessed lands in Essex, t. Henry III. (Placit. Abbrev.), as did Agues Buletel in Cambridge, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Bulteel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bulteel Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bulteel is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Bülteel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulteel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bulteel is the 333,705th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,583,149 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Bulteel live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 489 people, or 1 in 135,834. In France it is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 85 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 9 percent reside and Occitanie, where 2 percent reside. Apart from France it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 40 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Bulteel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bulteel has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bulteel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bulteel earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 54.06% more than the national average, earning R 366,108 per year and in Canada they earn 23.6% more than the national average, earning $61,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bülteel957/
Bultheel93115/
Bultel921,931/
Bulthel8612/
Bultell861/
Bültel77287/
Boltel771/
Wultel770/
Bulltail6739/
Boltl671/
Boeltl6247/
Woltel621/
Voltl5043/

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