Explore the Family Name Boulier

The meaning of Boulier

1. Altered form of French Beaulieu. 2. French: occupational name for a maker of balls or the organizer of a game of boules, from an agent derivative of boule ‘(bowling) ball’. Compare Belyea. History: This surname is listed along with its extinct altered form Bulyea in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

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How common is the last name Boulier in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Boulier saw an increase in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name increased by 1.22 percent, moving from 42,757 in 2000 to 42,237 in 2010. In terms of count, there were 477 individuals with the surname Boulier in 2000, increasing to 514 in 2010 – a growth rate of 7.76 percent. However, the proportion of individuals named Boulier per 100,000 people slightly decreased during this timeframe by 5.56 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,757	#42,237	1.22%
Count	477	514	7.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boulier

In regards to the ethnicity associated with the Boulier surname, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although the percentage decreased slightly from 95.39 to 91.63 percent. There was also a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, up 62.30 percent from 2.52 to 4.09 percent. A small percentage started to identify as belonging to two or more races in 2010, while no Boulier-identified individuals reported being Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.39%	91.63%	-3.94%
Hispanic	2.52%	4.09%	62.3%
Two or More Races	0%	2.72%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%