# Bolin (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,962 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,783 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,819 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.5% (12,895 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Archaic variant of Bollin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bolin 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bolin in the United States.

## People named Bolin

- Tommy Bolin, American guitarist (1951–1976)
- Jane Bolin, American judge (1908–2007)

## Similar surnames

Bolen, Bowlin, Blaine, Boylan, Blain, Blouin, Belin, Bolan, Blinn, Bohlen, Bollin, Ballin.

## 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.