Bully Surname
Approximately 1,174 people bear this surname
Bully Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bulley,' a parish in Gloucestershire A very familiar name in Devon.
Hugh de Bolley, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Read More About This SurnameBully Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 444 | 1:149,601 | 23,173 |
| United States | 239 | 1:1,516,565 | 103,003 |
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| Belgium | 74 | 1:155,360 | 21,583 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Dominica | 37 | 1:2,051 | 320 |
| Mauritius | 36 | 1:35,928 | 6,940 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Haiti | 11 | 1:971,264 | 11,594 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 111 | 1:219,598 | 16,839 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 164 | 1:306,211 | 24,200 |
Bully (630) may also be a first name.
Bully Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bulley,' a parish in Gloucestershire A very familiar name in Devon.
Hugh de Bolley, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Muriel de Bolley, Devon, ibid.
Johannes de Bullay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1699. Married — John Pitcher and Elizabeth Bulley: St. James, Clerkenwell.
William Bully was bailie of Edinburgh, 1403 (EBR., 2). Andrew Bully held a tenement in Irvine, 1418 (Irvine, I, p. 126), and Nicolas Bully was burgess of Glasgow, 1425—1433 (LCD., p. 243,247). Alexander Bulli witnessed a charter by Stephen Flemyng, master of the Hospital of Soltre, 1426 (Soltre, p. 52). William Bully was 'commissar of burrows' in 1440 (SCM., V, p. 263), Thomas Bully appears as a churchman in Glasgow, 1463 (RD., 467), and as Sir Thomas Bully was a canon in the cathedral there, 1470 (SBR., p. 255). John Bully was bailie of Stirling, 1511 (Logie, I, p. 14).
BULLIE: Perhaps local. John Bully had a special respite and protection in 1504 (Trials, I, p. 43). Margaret Bullie at Burnside of Touche, parish of St. Ninians, 1616 (Stirling).
A parish in co. Gloucester.
Bully Demographics
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Bully Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bully Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bully (Arabic: بلطجى) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bully? popularity and diffusion
Bully is the 318,721st most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,207,450 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Bully live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Bully is also the 331,749th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 630 people.
This surname is most widespread in France, where it is held by 444 people, or 1 in 149,601. In France Bully is most prevalent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 39 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 22 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 21 percent live. Besides France Bully is found in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.
Bully Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bully has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 146 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 79 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bully Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bully surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.
The amount Bully earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 53.32% more than the national average, earning $34,807,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.99% less than the national average, earning $28,821 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bully Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bully in the Arabic language | ||
| بلطجى | bltjy | - |
| بلطجي | bltjy | - |
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