Bolt Surname

24,608th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Bolt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bold." Anglo-Saxon bold, a dwelling; compare Danish bol, a small farm. In Lancashire, more specifically 'of Bold,' a township in the parish of Prescot. No doubt the origin is the same.

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Bolt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8451:36,8174,569
England3,0811:18,0842,594
Netherlands2,1351:7,910966
Australia1,1661:23,1523,190
Canada1,1071:33,2844,299
Switzerland7901:10,3961,710
Russia6361:226,60924,418
Jamaica5831:4,923655
Germany4431:181,72821,226
South Africa3061:177,05119,513
Wales2051:15,0951,648
New Zealand1911:23,7084,155
Poland1661:228,96829,641
Belarus1581:60,13310,102
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Denmark1071:52,7545,420
Scotland1021:52,4884,471
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
Norway401:128,55716,659
India391:19,668,343291,059
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Croatia321:132,14418,905
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
France281:2,372,240182,981
Nicaragua271:223,0032,652
Austria241:354,81038,119
Guernsey221:2,929767
Panama211:186,2985,509
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Chile201:880,82418,509
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Israel171:503,39037,521
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Moldova131:273,95123,172
Estonia121:110,15019,471
China111:124,301,9616,553
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Finland71:785,24338,644
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0291:12,0131,824
Scotland1021:36,6982,892
Wales561:28,0071,576
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6141:31,1143,753

Bolt (318) may also be a first name.

Bolt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bold." Anglo-Saxon bold, a dwelling; compare Danish bol, a small farm. In Lancashire, more specifically 'of Bold,' a township in the parish of Prescot. No doubt the origin is the same.

Robert de Bolde, Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Johan de la Bolde, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Elias de la Bolde, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert de la Bolde Oxfordshire, ibid.

Margaret Bold, of Upton, 1572: Wills at Chester.

Henry Bold, of Bold, 1603: ibid.

(a) Nick. 'the bold.'

Richard le Bolde, Wiltshire, 1273, Hundred Rolls.

William le Bolde, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert le Bolde. R. Richard le Bolt, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Bolt, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Hugone Boite witnesses an Inchcolm charter c. 1178—1214 (Inchcolm, p. 5). It may be for le Bolt, 'the bold' recorded in England, 1273.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Bold, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, English, Scottish) Descendant of Baldo, a pet form of names beginning with Bald (bold or daring), as Baldhart, Baldher and Baldawin; the bold or fierce man; dweller at a hall or mansion; a short, heavy man; one who came from Bold (dwelling), in Peeblesshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Bolt or Bout, near Bayeux. Tescelinus de Boalt paid a fine in Normandy 1180, in the bailifry of William Duredent, MRS. Reginald and Richard Bolt occur in Oxford, c. 1272, RH.

The Norman People (1874)

Bolt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolt (Hindi: बोल्ट, Russian: Болт) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,608th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 331,992 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Bolt reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bolt is also the 492,367th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 318 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 9,845 people, or 1 in 36,817. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, South Carolina, where 8 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 107 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.

Bolt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bolt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bolt last name grew 610 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 366 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 167 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bolt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (62%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bolt last name are 20.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bolt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning 268,348 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 65.86% more than the national average, earning R 394,152 per year; in United States they earn 1.64% less than the national average, earning $42,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.45% more than the national average, earning $51,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boldt8920,889/
Bolte8912,099/
Boult892,039/
Bolts89335/
Boelt89282/
Boltt8968/
Bollt8926/
Bolth8922/
Bholt894/
Boltd893/
Boolt891/
Boilt890/
Bol86323,918/
Boilet80424/
Boeldt80252/
Boullt80123/
Boults8083/
Boulte8076/
Bouldt8032/
Boltås8027/
Boultz8012/
Boldte807/
Boolth804/
Boultt802/
Boltts801/
Boldts801/
Bolldt801/
Boltdt801/
Bholte801/
Boltte801/
Botlet801/
Boldtt801/
Bocelt801/
Boulth801/
Boylet800/
Boylte800/
Boltch800/
Bolthe800/
Bolttz800/
Bolltz800/
Bhol7524,848/
Bole7524,632/
Boll7521,077/
Buol7521,049/
Bold7518,502/
Bohl7510,621/
Bool754,127/
Balt753,303/
Bult752,861/
Boul751,645/
Volt75671/
Boil75446/
Wolt75435/
Bosl75323/
Bült75208/
Boyl75191/
Boël7570/
Bolh7518/
Bolø7511/
Åbol752/
Bgol752/
Botl751/
Bojl751/
Boïl751/
Uolt751/
Bolp750/
Boltova73727/
Boillet73543/
Boylett73295/
Boltsch7322/
Bouglit732/
Boultte731/
Bhoilte731/
Bochelt731/
Bosselt731/
Boltová731/
Boilett730/
Boileth730/
Boyle67114,060/
Bhole6722,401/
Bolle6713,599/
Bocel676,398/
Boule675,144/
Bould672,255/
Woldt672,062/
Bolds671,865/
Balte671,292/
Bault671,136/
Bulte671,112/
Bosle671,099/
Boole67971/
Hboul67904/
Bosel67830/
Bhoil67742/
Bults67725/
Boile67518/
Boyll67504/
Botel67503/
Baldt67350/
Wohlt67318/
Volts67296/
Balts67230/
Wolte67228/
Volte67212/
Bholh67206/
Bhool67186/
Bogli67178/
Bouhl67132/
Bosil67120/
Botil67115/
Büldt6798/
Bultz6797/
Huolt6783/
Boşel6756/
Bolhe6755/
Buldt6747/
Boull6740/
Bülth6740/
Balth6720/
Boyld6720/
Bhoul6717/
Built6713/
Bohul6712/
Bolcz6712/
Baltt6711/
Bohyl6711/
Bolld679/
Voldt678/
Bhosl676/
Bhgol676/
Bulth676/
Wollt675/
Voilt675/
Boold675/
Bholl674/
Bohýl674/
Bohld674/
Wholt674/
Boulh674/
Baalt674/
Booll673/
Botll673/
Bullt673/
Woltt673/
Balht673/
Boeld673/
Bocil673/
Boßel673/
Boële673/
Booyl672/
Buole672/
Bolph672/
Voult672/
Boldh672/
Bolgy672/
Boylette671/
Buold671/
Bolhl671/
Boohl671/
Bootl671/
Bhhol671/
Boill671/
Voltp671/
Bolhs671/
Vollt671/
Bollì671/
Bollė671/
Bottl671/
Bouïl671/
Bhold671/
Batlt671/
Boçel671/
Buosl671/
Bohll671/
Volth670/
Woolt670/
Voltt670/

Bolt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolt in the Hindi language
बोल्टbolta-
Bolt in the Russian language
Болтbolt-

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