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

Bulosan, 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 Bulosan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bulosan in America

Bulosan is the 71042nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bulosan surname appeared 275 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 Bulosan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bulosan 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 Bulosan

The surname BULOSAN originated in the Philippines during the late 19th century. It is believed to be derived from the Tagalog word "bulosan," which means "full of knots" or "knotty." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who worked with ropes or had a distinctive physical characteristic related to knots or knotty hair.

The earliest known record of the surname BULOSAN can be found in the Spanish colonial records of the Philippines, specifically in the town of Balayan, Batangas. One of the first people documented with this surname was Juan BULOSAN, born in 1876, who was a farmer and fisherman.

In the early 20th century, the BULOSAN surname started to appear more frequently in various parts of the Philippines, particularly in the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, and Quezon. This was likely due to the migration of families from Balayan and neighboring towns.

One notable figure with the surname BULOSAN was Carlos BULOSAN, a Filipino-American author and labor activist born in 1913 in Pangasinan, Philippines. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel "America Is in the Heart," which depicts the struggles of Filipino immigrants in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s.

Another prominent individual with the BULOSAN surname was Eugenio BULOSAN, a Filipino politician and lawyer born in 1895 in Batangas. He served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives and was a delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention that drafted the 1935 Philippine Constitution.

In the late 20th century, the BULOSAN surname gained broader recognition due to the literary works of Carlos BULOSAN and the growing Filipino-American community in the United States. Other notable individuals with this surname include Marcelino BULOSAN (1914-1995), a Filipino writer and educator, and Lino BULOSAN (1909-1994), a Filipino-American labor organizer and community leader.

While the BULOSAN surname is relatively uncommon outside of the Philippines and the Filipino diaspora, it has a rich history and cultural significance rooted in the Philippines' colonial past and the experiences of Filipino immigrants around the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bulosan

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

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 Bulosan 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 Bulosan 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 Bulosan was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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