Bulger is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bulger
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Bulger

How popular is Bulger?

Bulger is common in United States.

Bulger is ranked 73115 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bulgers grew by 9.489051 per cent to 3450 since 2000 and ranked 9427 after elevating 40 spots. The last name was found in around 12 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.72 86.7
Black 10.46 10.25
Hispanic or Latino 2.72 1.94
Others 1.33 0.83
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.52 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.23 0
Bulger is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Canada is ahead in terms of density. Around 6107 people have been found who wears Bulger as their family name. Bulger is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
746,494 India7
720,003 Russia4
40,256 Mexico2
5,936 Bahrain2
134,667 Zimbabwe1
53,033 Nigeria1
174,544 Czech Republic1
151,601 Spain1
1,879 Belize1
18,969 Wales1
277,603 France1
172,258 Germany1
16,640 Hong Kong1
29,046 Japan1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
17,575 Kuwait1
66,560 Philippines1
36,678 Singapore1
21,562 Portugal1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
17,064 New Zealand31
14,963 Scotland26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,450 Ireland60
Countries with hundreds of Bulger:
4,662 Canada959
9,229 Australia305
19,430 England274
35,546 South Africa146
Countries with thousands of Bulger:
8,723 United States4,276
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 24 years old workman Larin Bulger who was residing in Ireland migrated to Boston on May 14, 1846 by Arabella put out from Liverpool. Workman Isaac Bulger, Michael Bulger, aged Of unknown age, Immigrant Ann Bulger, Workwoman Margt. Bulger, Ellen Bulger, aged 20, 25 years old Jas. Bulger, Mary Bulger (20) Immigrant, Ellen Bulger, aged 20, and 109 other Bulger around 50.77% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and merchant, servant, farmer, tailoress migrated to US.

Bulger Namesakes

  • Jason Bulger, Baseball player
  • Whitey Bulger, Criminal
  • Whitey Bulger, Criminal
  • Lawrence Bulger, Rugby union player
  • Whitey Bulger, Criminal
  • Whitey Bulger, Criminal
  • Marc Bulger, Football quarterback
  • William M. Bulger, American Politician
  • Whitey Bulger, Criminal
  • Chet Bulger, Football player
  • Jennifer Bulger, from 2009 horror flick C.R.Y. The Video Diary of Calvin Ray Young, who portrayed the Sunbather.

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