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Bolter Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a bolter or sifter of flour, from Middle English bo(u)lt ‘to sift’ (Old French buleter, of Germanic origin). English: occupational name for a maker of bolts or bars, from an agent derivative of Middle English bolt (see Bolt). German: habitational name for someone from a lost place named Bolt. It is the name of a large family from Hechingen, Württemberg. German (also Bölter): occupational name for a maker of wooden bolts for crossbows, Middle High German bolter.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Kolter, Bolger, Belter, Boelter, Boller, Balter, Koller, Colter

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Bolter Family Origin

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Bolter Family Occupations

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  • Agricultural Labourer

    12%

  • Farmer

    7%

  • Laundress

    4%

  • Shepherd

    4%

In 1881, Agricultural Labourer, Farmer and Laundress were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Bolter. A less common occupation for the Bolter family was Shepherd. The most common Bolter occupation in the UK was Agricultural Labourer. 12% of Bolter's were Agricultural Labourers.

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Bolter Historical Records

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Bolter Life Expectancy

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