Boldon Surname

354,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Boldon Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Boldon = the Hall or Mansion Hill [v. under Bold 2, and + Old English dún, a hill]

Boldon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8201:442,02337,980
England1061:525,64232,946
Canada481:767,61660,775
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Wales81:386,81619,671
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Boldon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Boldon = the Hall or Mansion Hill [v. under Bold 2, and + Old English dún, a hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Boldon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boldon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Boldon is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boldon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 354,857th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,109,801 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Boldon live; 81 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Boldon is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 820 people, or 1 in 442,023. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 17 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 15 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Boldon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boldon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boldon surname increased 988 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 161 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boldon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Boldon are 3.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Boldon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.55% less than the national average, earning $39,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $50,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouldon9228/
Boldone923/
Bolddon920/
Boeldon920/
Bolldon920/
Bouldoun8611/
Bouldone861/
Baldon837,381/
Boldan831,077/
Buldon83107/
Woldon8383/
Boldán8326/
Boldun8323/
Boldom831/
Voldon831/
Boldonova8039/
Bouldoune806/
Boldosien800/
Baldone77352/
Baldoin77143/
Bolduin7794/
Boldane7785/
Boldgan7732/
Boldhan7728/
Baldong7711/
Buldong778/
Baldoun774/
Baldont773/
Boldāne773/
Bouldan773/
Boldoum772/
Boldann771/
Boldang771/
Boldand771/
Bolldan771/
Wooldon771/
Baldoon771/
Balldon770/
Bauldon770/
Balddon770/
Bouldoum71599/
Boldhane7136/
Basildon7111/
Boldahan712/
Baldoine711/
Baldosin711/
D'Baldon711/
Bholdhan711/
Baldan6715,311/
Waldon676,785/
Buldan671,572/
Valdon671,133/
Woldan67647/
Voldán67232/
Voldan67135/
Boldanova6764/
Baldom6730/
Buldun6727/
Baldun6727/
Boldunova6712/
Boldam679/
Woldán676/
Baldonova675/
Baldão674/
Buldón673/
Baldán672/
Buldoń672/
Boldum671/
Baldón671/
Boldanová671/
Boldachin671/
Battledon670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boldon
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