Bold is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bold
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning:

Anglo-Saxon, a house or dwelling. It may 'sometimes refer to a courageous disposition.

Descendant of Baldo, a pet form of names beginning with Bald meaning "bold or daring," as Baldhart, Baldher and Baldawin; the bold or fierce man; dweller at a hall or mansion; a short heavy man; one who came from Bold (dwelling), in Peeblesshire.

Family name is variation of Bolt. Descendant of Baldo, a pet form of names beginning with Bald meaning "bold or daring," as Baldhart, Baldher and Baldawin; the bold or fierce man; dweller at a hall or mansion; a short heavy man; one who came from Bold (dwelling), in Peeblesshire.

The variant of the Bolt. BoldAnglo-saxon last name. See - Anglo-Saxon, a house or dwelling. It may 'sometimes refer to a courageous disposition.

How popular is Bold?

Bold is common in Mongolia, United States, Romania, Germany, England, South Africa, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Russia, Egypt, Iran, Moldova.

Bold is ranked 29048 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bolds plummeted by 8.43 per cent to 1423 since 2000 and slipped by 2215 spots and ranked at 19114. The last name was found in around 5 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.57 82.69
Black 6.25 7.46
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 5.97 5.86
Hispanic or Latino 3.58 2.57
Bold is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Mongolia which signifies its Mongolia provenence. Around 18501 person has been found who wears Bold as their family name. Bold is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Bold:
26 Mongolia10,466
Countries with thousands of Bold:
20,646 United States1,715
1,562 Romania1,645
6,988 Germany1,497
6,497 England1,050
Countries with hundreds of Bold:
16,615 South Africa372
10,310 Australia301
20,919 Canada170
5,072 New Zealand156
83,013 Russia130
38,342 Egypt122
35,516 Iran116
4,905 Moldova116
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,576 Wales86
80,945 Brazil79
6,880 Scotland53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
39,071 Spain43
286,670 India40
21,451 Sweden32
21,165 Switzerland32
36,002 Austria26
14,725 Qatar19
58,718 Belgium17
352,754 Thailand15
7,342 Northern Ireland14
73,030 Netherlands13
116,258 Poland13
5,995 China12
280,838 France11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
277,641 Nigeria10
94,851 Papua New Guinea9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
26,217 Estonia8
283,701 Ukraine8
48,838 Japan6
107,736 Kazakhstan6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Arthur Bold worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 24 years old embarked for New-York from Liverpool on Arabella and arrived on May 14, 1846. William Bold (19) Printer, John Bold (25) Immigrant, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Maria Bold was 21 years old when she migrated to USA on December 11, 1850. She lived in Germany where she worked as farmer and took Atlantic from Antwerp. Peter Bold (17) Cultivator, Adam Bold, aged 54, 17 years old Adam Bold, Jacob Bold (36) Cap maker, Farmer Margareth Bold, Jacob Bold (31), Farmer Jacob Bold, Marie Bold (1 month old), and 78 other Bold around 56.36% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant and laborer, mason migrated to US.

Bold Namesakes

  • Vladimir the Bold, most famous prince of Serpukhov
  • Uhtred the Bold, ealdorman of all Northumbria from 1006 to 1016
  • Alan Bold, Scottish poet, biographer, and journalist
  • Gary Bold, New Zealand physicist
  • Philip the Bold, was Duke of Burgundy and 'jure uxoris' Count of Flanders
  • Charles the Bold, was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477
  • Aaron Bold, Canadian professional lacrosse player
  • Gina Bold, English artist/poet, who makes paintings

Bold Namesakes

  • Vladimir the Bold, most famous prince of Serpukhov
  • Uhtred the Bold, ealdorman of all Northumbria from 1006 to 1016
  • Alan Bold, Scottish poet, biographer, and journalist
  • Gary Bold, New Zealand physicist
  • Philip the Bold, was Duke of Burgundy and 'jure uxoris' Count of Flanders
  • Charles the Bold, was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477
  • Aaron Bold, Canadian professional lacrosse player
  • Gina Bold, English artist/poet, who makes paintings

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