How common is the surname Bold?

1,423 people in the United States had the surname Bold in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 216,968 Americans. It ranked 19,114th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bold?

Harold Charles Bold, botanist (1909-1987).

Where is the surname Bold most common?

Wikidata records people named Bold in the United States.

Is the surname Bold getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,554 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,423 in 2010, down 8.4%.

The surname Bold

A surname, carried by 1,423 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bold is more common than 88.2% of them.

Origin

* As an English surname, from the adjective bold (“daring courageous”) or the noun bold (“dwelling, house”). * As a Swedish and German surname, related to the adjective above, such as in Baldwin and Reinbold.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,423 people named Bold in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 216,968 Americans. That is down 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,554.

#19,114

rank among US surnames

1,423

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-8.4%

change since 2000 (was #16,899)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,105	Rosenau	1,424	216,816
#19,114	Sereno	1,423	216,968
#19,123	Winebarger	1,422	217,121

Who is named Bold

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

83% of people named Bold identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bolds

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harold Charles Bold
Botanist (1909-1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bold

Bold has the Soundex code B430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B430.

Questions

Where does the surname Bold come from?: * As an English surname, from the adjective bold (“daring courageous”) or the noun bold (“dwelling, house”). * As a Swedish and German surname, related to the adjective above, such as in Baldwin and Reinbold.
How common is the surname Bold?: 1,423 people in the United States had the surname Bold in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 216,968 Americans. It ranked 19,114th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bold?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Bold identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bold?: Harold Charles Bold, botanist (1909-1987).
Where is the surname Bold most common?: Wikidata records people named Bold in the United States.
Is the surname Bold getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,554 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,423 in 2010, down 8.4%.