# Baldwin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/baldwin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 80,742 |
| US rank (2010) | 395 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,824 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (79,151 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɔːld.wɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Balþawini, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (“bold friend”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Baldwin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Baldwin in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Switzerland.

## People named Baldwin

- Alec Baldwin, American actor (born 1958)
- James Baldwin, American writer (1924–1987)
- Stephen Baldwin, American actor and political activist
- Adam Baldwin, American actor
- William Baldwin, American actor, producer, and writer (born 1963)
- Tammy Baldwin, American lawyer and politician (born 1962)
- Daniel Baldwin, American actor (born 1960)
- James Mark Baldwin, American philosopher and psychologist (1861–1934)
- Ireland Baldwin, American fashion model
- Peter Baldwin, American director and actor (1931–2017)
- Chuck Baldwin, American politician
- Greg Baldwin, American voice actor (born 1960)

and 28 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Bouldin, Bolding, Belding, Baldino, Baldonado, Baldini, Bolton, Bolden, Belton, Belden, Boulton, Baltimore.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.