How common is the surname Bulger?

3,450 people in the United States had the surname Bulger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,491 Americans. It ranked 9,427th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bulger?

Marc Bulger, American football player.

Where is the surname Bulger most common?

Wikidata records people named Bulger in the United States.

Is the surname Bulger getting more or less common?

More common. 3,151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,450 in 2010, up 9.5%.

The surname Bulger

A surname, carried by 3,450 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bulger is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,450 people named Bulger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,491 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,151.

#9,427

rank among US surnames

3,450

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+9.5%

change since 2000 (was #9,467)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,418	Albino	3,453	89,414
#9,421	Stalker	3,452	89,440
#9,426	Trieu	3,451	89,466
#9,427	Bulger	3,450	89,491
#9,431	Geter	3,449	89,517
#9,433	Bork	3,448	89,543

Who is named Bulger

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Bulger identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bulgers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marc Bulger
American football player, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bulger

Bulger has the Soundex code B426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B426.

Questions

How common is the surname Bulger?: 3,450 people in the United States had the surname Bulger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,491 Americans. It ranked 9,427th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bulger?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Bulger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bulger?: Marc Bulger, American football player.
Where is the surname Bulger most common?: Wikidata records people named Bulger in the United States.
Is the surname Bulger getting more or less common?: More common. 3,151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,450 in 2010, up 9.5%.