Bougie is used as a family name or surname in Algeria. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bougie
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Algeria
Meaning: Difficult to identify the geographical origin of this surname. It is still quite common in the West (44, 49). May very well appoint a manufacturer or dealer candles. The word candle is indeed mentioned for the first time in a text in 1300: it refers to the wax (originating from the Algerian city of Bougie) used in making candles. It was said at the time: candle candlelight. However, one must consider other assumptions, such deformations of Bougis, Bougy, which are place names. Thus there are called Common Bougy Calvados and Loiret

How popular is Bougie?

Bougie is common in Algeria.

Bougie is ranked 84874 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bougies grew by 9.369025 per cent to 572 since 2000 and ranked 38640 after elevating 920 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.45 95.41
Others 2.45 1.91
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.87 0.96
Bougie is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Canada which signifies that it is originated from Canada. Around 5113 people have been found who wears Bougie as their family name. Bougie have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
179,761 Australia6
22,232 Morocco3
201,317 England2
56,169 Mexico1
12,270 Lebanon1
42,479 Greece1
91,024 Belgium1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with hundreds of Bougie:
36,466 United States780
38,971 France257
18,629 Netherlands146
71,225 Germany134
Countries with thousands of Bougie:
2,476 Canada1,995
3,804 Algeria1,785

Bougie Namesakes

  • Bettina Bougie, Film actress
  • Yvain Bougie, Actor

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