Francisation of traditional English "Bullen", Boleyn is the surname of a noble English family particularly prominent in the Tudor period, members of which include:
Anne Boleyn, Queen consort of England (1533 - 1536), second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth IElizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, mother of Anne BoleynElizabeth Boleyn, Lady BoleynGeoffrey Boleyn, Lord Mayor of LondonGeorge Boleyn (dean)George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, brother of AnneJames BoleynJane Boleyn, Viscountess RochfordMary Boleyn, Anne's sister and long-term mistress of Henry VIIIThomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, father of Anne, George and Mary, courtier and ambassadorLady Margaret Butler, married name Boleyn, mother of ThomasThe name also occurs in:
Boleyn Ground in London, often also known as Upton Park, formerly the football stadium of West Ham United F.C.