Bolte is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bolte
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Apparently a Roussillonnais transformation Volta, which is usually either a place name designating a meandering river, a place or a vaulted cave.

How popular is Bolte?

Bolte is common in United States.

Bolte is ranked 59920 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Boltes grew by 13.41674 per cent to 2629 since 2000 and ranked 11907 after elevating 395 spots. The last name was found in around 9 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.07 96.76
Hispanic or Latino 2.36 1.04
Others 1.29 1.04
Black 0.99 0.78
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.84 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.46 0
Bolte is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Germany which signifies that it is originated from Germany. Around 7710 people have been found who wears Bolte as their family name. Bolte is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
918,840 India5
720,003 Russia4
108,034 Italy3
119,730 Brazil3
23,165 Romania3
147,165 Czech Republic2
21,529 Singapore2
23,344 Austria2
20,595 China2
9,185 Hong Kong2
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
289,511 England1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
40,340 Malaysia1
56,169 Mexico1
5,872 Namibia1
58,885 Poland1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
7,895 South Korea1
11,923 Slovenia1
21,562 Portugal1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,537 Switzerland45
21,901 Chile27
42,407 Sweden22
18,457 Scotland20
80,054 Spain18
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,285 Canada99
Countries with hundreds of Bolte:
6,024 Netherlands456
10,086 Australia277
57,437 France171
Countries with thousands of Bolte:
2,349 Germany3,564
12,012 United States2,955
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Bolte Namesakes

  • Alida Bolten, Olympic athlete
  • Amely Bölte, Author
  • Cor Bolten, Film Score Composer
  • Eben Bolter, Cinematographer
  • Frédérique Bolté, Set decorator
  • Frédérique Bolté, Set decorator
  • Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Olympic athlete
  • Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr., Olympic athlete
  • Jill Bolte Taylor, Author
  • Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff

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