Bolden is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bolden
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Bolden

How popular is Bolden?

Bolden is common in United States.

Bolden is ranked 22118 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bolden bearers increased by 9.01324 per cent in 2010 US census to 21819 since 2000, the surname slipped by 11 spots and ranked at 1649. The last name was found in around 74 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 72.27 74.15
White 21.14 21.65
Others 3.67 2.34
Hispanic or Latino 2.37 1.43
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.29 0.27
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.26 0.14
Bolden is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Barbados is ahead in terms of density. Around 23334 people have been found who wears Bolden as their family name. Bolden is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
1,817 Marshall Islands3
40,064 Nigeria2
131,225 Spain2
21,529 Singapore2
14,004 Hungary2
9,185 Hong Kong2
1,347 Liberia2
34,681 Norway2
2,374 Bermuda1
174,544 Czech Republic1
7,191 Afghanistan1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
1,704,541 India1
62,864 New Zealand1
29,046 Japan1
17,575 Kuwait1
118,015 Netherlands1
77,122 Sweden1
38,841 Scotland1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
672 Barbados47
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Bolden:
12,579 England479
12,354 Australia223
50,182 Germany202
31,803 Canada105
Countries with ten thousands of Bolden:
1,793 United States22,151
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Bolden was 20 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on January 15, 1849. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Arrick from Liverpool.

Bolden Namesakes

  • Brandon Bolden, Football running back
  • Charles Bolden, Astronaut
  • Brandon Bolden, Football running back
  • Buddy Bolden, Musical Artist
  • Omar Bolden, Football safety
  • Philip Daniel Bolden, Actor
  • Rob Bolden, Football quarterback
  • Jonah Bolden, Basketball Player
  • Joe Bolden, Football linebacker
  • Juran Bolden, Football player
  • In 2017 action film, The Park, Loretta Starr Bolden portrayed Mrs. Jacobs.
  • Tussi Bolden, from 2013 drama flick Little Feet, who played Tussi.
  • In 2013 history and mystery film, Anaheim the Film, Cinthia Bolden characterized Wife Buyer.

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