How common is the surname Balder?

445 people in the United States had the surname Balder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 693,810 Americans. It ranked 47,614th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Balder?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Balder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Balder?

Arthur Balder, American artist, writer and film director.

Where is the surname Balder most common?

Wikidata records people named Balder in the United States.

Is the surname Balder getting more or less common?

Less common. 460 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 445 in 2010, down 3.3%.

The surname Balder

A surname, carried by 445 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B436

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Balder is more common than 70.7% of them.

Origin

Sense 1 is borrowed from Old Norse Baldr. Sense 2 is inherited from Old English Bealdhere (a male given name).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 445 people named Balder in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 693,810 Americans. That is down 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 460.

#47,614

rank among US surnames

445

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-3.3%

change since 2000 (was #44,103)

Who is named Balder

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Balder identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Balders

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arthur Balder
American artist, writer and film director, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Baldr
Baldur

Surnames that sound like Balder

Balder has the Soundex code B436, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B436.

Questions

Where does the surname Balder come from?: Sense 1 is borrowed from Old Norse Baldr. Sense 2 is inherited from Old English Bealdhere (a male given name).
How common is the surname Balder?: 445 people in the United States had the surname Balder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 693,810 Americans. It ranked 47,614th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Balder?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Balder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Balder?: Arthur Balder, American artist, writer and film director.
Where is the surname Balder most common?: Wikidata records people named Balder in the United States.
Is the surname Balder getting more or less common?: Less common. 460 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 445 in 2010, down 3.3%.
What are other spellings of Balder?: Baldr and Baldur.