Find out how popular the last name Boulom is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Boulom.

Boulom, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Boulom surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Boulom in America

Boulom is the 115034th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Boulom surname appeared 152 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Boulom.

We can also compare 2010 data for Boulom to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Boulom

The surname BOULOM is believed to have originated in the rural regions of southern France during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to derive from the Occitan word "bouloun," meaning a small loaf or roll of bread, which may have been a nickname given to a baker or someone associated with the baking trade.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the municipal records of the town of Marseille, where a certain Pierre BOULOM is listed as a resident in the year 1437. This suggests that the name had already established itself in the Provençal region by the mid-15th century.

The name BOULOM also appears in several historical documents from the nearby Languedoc region, such as the tax records of the village of Nîmes, which mention a Jacques BOULOM in the year 1523. This indicates that the name had spread to other areas of southern France by the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name BOULOM can be found in the parish records of the commune of Aix-en-Provence, where a family of that name is recorded as having lived in the village of Venelles. One notable member of this family was Jean-Baptiste BOULOM, a vintner who was born in 1642 and died in 1712.

Another prominent figure with the surname BOULOM was François BOULOM, a merchant and landowner from the city of Arles, who lived from 1718 to 1794. He is mentioned in several local chronicles as having played a significant role in the economic and political affairs of the city during the latter part of the 18th century.

As the BOULOM family continued to spread throughout southern France in the 19th century, the name can be found in various records from the regions of Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and even as far west as the Aquitaine region. One notable individual from this period was Marie-Thérèse BOULOM, a celebrated opera singer from Marseille who performed in many of the great theaters of Europe during the 1860s and 1870s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Boulom

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Boulom.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Boulom was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Boulom has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Boulom was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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