Aboulker is a Jewish surname, historically mainly existing in Algiers.
The Aboulker family of Algiers originated in Spain.
The name appears for the first time in the twelfth century as Ibn Pulguer in Toledo.
In Arabic, Abū ʾl-Khayr is a kunya (nickname) meaning « the father of the good », or a generous, fortunate man.
A street in Algiers was named 'Rue du Dr Charles Aboulker', a doctor to the poor.