Explore the Family Name Bolejack
The meaning of Bolejack
Americanized form of Czech (Moravian) Buliček, via the intermediate Germanized form Bullitschek: from a diminutive of bulík ‘bullock’. This was conventionally a nickname for someone with large eyes, but it may also have been a nickname for a naive, simple person, from the idiomatic phrase bulíkovat (někoho) ‘to bamboozle (someone)’. History: American bearers of this surname and its variant, Bolerjack, are descendants of Joseph Ferdinand Bullitschek, a Moravian immigrant, born in 1729 in Bohemia, who came to North America in 1754 and lived in PA and NC.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Bolejack in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bolejack saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bolejack was ranked 59,769 in popularity but by 2010, it had slipped to 64,891, marking an 8.57% decrease. The number of people with this surname also dipped slightly from 316 in 2000 to 306 in 2010, representing a 3.16% drop. The proportion of individuals with the Bolejack surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 16.67%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #59,769 | #64,891 | -8.57% |
| Count | 316 | 306 | -3.16% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.12 | 0.1 | -16.67% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bolejack
Regarding ethnicity, Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Bolejack surname identified as White, although there was a minor decrease from 98.10% in 2000 to 96.08% in 2010. The census data from 2010 also showed a small percentage (1.96%) identifying with two or more races, a category not represented in the 2000 data. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either not represented or the data was suppressed for privacy in both 2000 and 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.1% | 96.08% | -2.06% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 1.96% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |