Bohl is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bohl
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Worn in Alsace, the name can also be written Bohle, but sometimes also occurs in forms Pohl, Pohle. Several meanings are possible. It can be a short form of Baldwin (= Baudoin), but also the German word "Bohle" (= board nickname carpenter or sawyer), or the Middle Low German "bôle" (= brother, kin). If the original form is Pohl (e) there may be dealing with a Low German or Dutch form of the name Paul, but especially to a place name with the meaning of pond, pond, marsh.

How popular is Bohl?

Bohl is common in Germany.

Bohl is ranked 47667 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bohl bearers increased by 0.1602564 per cent in 2010 US census to 3125 since 2000, the surname slipped by 751 spots and ranked at 10310. The last name was found in around 11 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.33 96.86
Hispanic or Latino 2.82 1.67
Others 0.77 0.51
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.51 0.45
Bohl is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Germany is ahead in terms of density. Around 10036 people have been found who wears Bohl as their family name. Bohl is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,049 Costa Rica10
541,660 Russia8
381,097 Ukraine4
5,332 Estonia3
661,536 Indonesia3
8,593 Slovenia2
65,594 Belgium2
1,143 French Polynesia2
174,544 Czech Republic1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
169,904 Brazil1
107,212 South Africa1
13,606 Senegal1
24,176 Qatar1
20,172 Hungary1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
28,365 Kenya1
19,533 Uruguay1
53,505 Turkey1
2,935 Madagascar1
47,891 Norway1
66,560 Philippines1
38,841 Scotland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
69,202 Netherlands18
80,054 Spain18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
60,099 England59
Countries with hundreds of Bohl:
11,777 Argentina463
22,942 France429
3,073 Guatemala369
8,230 Peru242
3,815 Denmark157
8,235 Switzerland144
19,364 Australia132
8,002 Sweden116
30,487 Canada110
Countries with thousands of Bohl:
9,233 United States3,998
2,230 Germany3,732
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 bohl is an Alsatian family name, representing the change in nickname Bohle thick plank carpenter.

Bohl Namesakes

  • Peter Bohlin, Architect
  • Aileen Bohlinger, John Bohlinger's mother
  • Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Olympic athlete
  • Charles E. Bohlen, Former United States Ambassador to the Philippines
  • Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Olympic athlete
  • Amelie Bohlen, Dieter Bohlen's daughter
  • Amelie Bohlen, Dieter Bohlen's daughter
  • Peter Bohlin, Architect
  • Charles E. Bohlen, Former United States Ambassador to the Philippines
  • Britta Böhler, Lawyer
  • Gerrad Bohl characterized leading role of Andy in 2009 romance flick No Strings Attached.

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