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    The surname Theobald

    A patronymic surname, carried by 4,300 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈθiːoʊbɔɫd/ 3 syllables Soundex T143 Also a first name

    Theobald: #7,720 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Theobald #7,720, 4,300 people Theobald: #7,720 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Theobald #7,720, 4,300 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Theobald is more common than 95.2% of them.

    Origin

    From Old French Theobald, Tibaut; both ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *Þeudubalþ. Common in the Middle Ages under various spellings in the archaic pronunciation. After it became obsolete a spelling pronunciation took over. Doublet of Theudebald. Compare Old English Þēodbald.

    Theobald is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,300 people named Theobald in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,801 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,172.

    #7,720
    rank among US surnames
    4,300
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.1%
    change since 2000 (was #7,360)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,713Bussell4,30571,718
    #7,714Lail4,30471,735
    #7,717Stockdale4,30171,785
    #7,720Theobald4,30071,801
    #7,721Till4,29971,818
    #7,723Higley4,29871,835
    #7,724Esser4,29771,851

    Who is named Theobald

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

    95% of people named Theobald identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Theobald come from?
    From Old French Theobald, Tibaut; both ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *Þeudubalþ. Common in the Middle Ages under various spellings in the archaic pronunciation. After it became obsolete a spelling pronunciation took over. Doublet of Theudebald. Compare Old English Þēodbald.
    How common is the surname Theobald?
    4,300 people in the United States had the surname Theobald in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,801 Americans. It ranked 7,720th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Theobald?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Theobald identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Theobald?
    Theobald is /ˈθiːoʊbɔɫd/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Theobald?
    Theobald is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Theobald getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,172 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,300 in 2010, up 3.1%.
    Is Theobald also a first name?
    Yes. Theobald is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.