Bolster

See also: bolster

English

Etymology

Variant of German Polster.

Proper noun

Bolster (countable and uncountable, plural Bolsters)

1. A surname from German.
2. A ghost town in Okanogan County, Washington, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bolster is the 14902^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1986 individuals. Bolster is most common among White (94.41%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bolster”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 188.

Anagrams

• Bortles, Strobel, Stroble, bolters, lobster, reblots, rebolts, trobles