The Bolis surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 279 people carried this name — #70,208 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 6% from 296 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 187 people named Bolis.
43 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
135 people named Bolis live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 89 people named Bolis live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Bolis,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sebastiano Bolis 1750–1804 · composer
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Luigi Bolis 1839–1905 · opera singer
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Luigi Bolis 1841–1932
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Bruno Bolis 1903–1958 · author
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Bruno Bolis 1903–1958 · author
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Aleardo Bolis 1907–1969 · sport cyclist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bolis.
- Bolay 163 · U.S. census
- Bole 1,036 · U.S. census
- Bolea 115 · U.S. census
- Bolender 825 · U.S. census
- Boley 4,990 · U.S. census
- Bolin 12,962 · U.S. census
- Boll 2,893 · U.S. census
- Bolla 611 · U.S. census
- Bollack 123 · U.S. census
- Bollaert 158 · U.S. census
- Bolland 395 · U.S. census
- Bollard 416 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Bolis is.
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