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

Bult, 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 Bult surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bult in America

Bult is the 40016th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bult surname appeared 548 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 Bult.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bult 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 Bult

The surname BULT is of Dutch origin, first appearing in records from the Netherlands in the 16th century. It is believed to derive from the Dutch word "bult," meaning a bump or protrusion, and may have originally referred to someone who lived on a hill or mound.

The earliest recorded instance of the BULT surname dates back to 1587 in the town of Leiden, where a man named Jan Willemszoon BULT was listed in the city's tax records. Other early references include a land deed from 1612 in the village of Bulthuizen, which was likely named after an early settler with the BULT name.

In the 17th century, the BULT surname began appearing in various parts of the Netherlands, particularly in the provinces of North and South Holland, Utrecht, and Friesland. It's possible that some instances of the name may have been influenced by the similarly spelled German surname "Bulte," which shares the same linguistic root.

One notable BULT in Dutch history was Pieter BULT (1622-1688), a prominent merchant and shipper from Amsterdam who played a role in the city's thriving maritime trade during the Dutch Golden Age. Another was Dirk BULT (1796-1872), a politician and member of the Dutch Parliament who advocated for educational reforms in the mid-19th century.

As the BULT name spread across Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries, it can be found in various records and historical documents from countries like Germany, Belgium, and France. A few examples include Johann BULT (1732-1804), a German theologian and author from Saxony, and Charles BULT (1820-1887), a Belgian artist known for his landscape paintings.

In the 20th century, the BULT surname gained some prominence in the fields of science and academia. Notable individuals include the Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate Hendrick BULT (1908-1994), and the American mathematician and computer scientist Richard BULT (1941-2019), who made significant contributions to the field of computational biology.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bult

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

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

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