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

Bulsara, 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 Bulsara surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bulsara in America

Bulsara is the 79075th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bulsara surname appeared 241 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 Bulsara.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bulsara 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 Bulsara

The surname Bulsara has its origins in the Gujarat region of western India. The name is derived from the Gujarati words 'bul' meaning 'hair' and 'sara' meaning 'like', suggesting an ancestor with distinctive hair.

One of the earliest known references to the Bulsara name dates back to the 16th century in a manuscript detailing the lineage of Parsi families who migrated to Gujarat from Persia. The Bulsara family is recorded as being among the early settlers in the town of Bulsar, which may have influenced the spelling of their surname.

In the 1700s, records show a Bulsara family residing in the village of Vankaner, near the city of Rajkot. Notable members of this family include Bulsara Sorabji Ratanji, a respected landowner and community leader in the late 18th century.

During the British Raj period, several Bulsara families relocated to major cities like Mumbai and Kolkata for trade and business opportunities. One prominent figure was Bulsara Jamshedji Sorabji, a successful merchant and philanthropist born in 1842 who established schools and charitable foundations in Bombay.

In the 20th century, the Bulsara name gained international recognition through the legendary musician Farrokh Bulsara, better known as Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the rock band Queen. Born in 1946 in Zanzibar to Parsi parents, he was part of a Bulsara family line that can be traced back to Gujarat.

Other notable individuals with the Bulsara surname include Bulsara Faredoon Contractor, an Indian classical singer born in 1934, and Bulsara Kaikhushru Irani, a Parsi scholar and author who lived from 1858 to 1909 and wrote extensively on Zoroastrian history and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bulsara

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

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

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