Bolt Surname
Approximately 21,951 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBolt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,845 | 1:36,817 | 4,569 |
| England | 3,081 | 1:18,084 | 2,594 |
| Netherlands | 2,135 | 1:7,910 | 966 |
| Australia | 1,166 | 1:23,152 | 3,190 |
| Canada | 1,107 | 1:33,284 | 4,299 |
| Switzerland | 790 | 1:10,396 | 1,710 |
| Russia | 636 | 1:226,609 | 24,418 |
| Jamaica | 583 | 1:4,923 | 655 |
| Germany | 443 | 1:181,728 | 21,226 |
| South Africa | 306 | 1:177,051 | 19,513 |
| Wales | 205 | 1:15,095 | 1,648 |
| New Zealand | 191 | 1:23,708 | 4,155 |
| Poland | 166 | 1:228,968 | 29,641 |
| Belarus | 158 | 1:60,133 | 10,102 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Denmark | 107 | 1:52,754 | 5,420 |
| Scotland | 102 | 1:52,488 | 4,471 |
| Ukraine | 44 | 1:1,034,607 | 95,076 |
| Norway | 40 | 1:128,557 | 16,659 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Croatia | 32 | 1:132,144 | 18,905 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Kazakhstan | 29 | 1:609,741 | 42,435 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Nicaragua | 27 | 1:223,003 | 2,652 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Panama | 21 | 1:186,298 | 5,509 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Moldova | 13 | 1:273,951 | 23,172 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Transnistria | 5 | 1:94,940 | 11,199 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,029 | 1:12,013 | 1,824 |
| Scotland | 102 | 1:36,698 | 2,892 |
| Wales | 56 | 1:28,007 | 1,576 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,614 | 1:31,114 | 3,753 |
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.
Hugone Boite witnesses an Inchcolm charter c. 1178—1214 (Inchcolm, p. 5). It may be for le Bolt, 'the bold' recorded in England, 1273.
For Bold, q.v.
(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.
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.
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Bolt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bolt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bolt (Hindi: बोल्ट, Russian: Болт) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolt? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bolt is the 24,608th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 331,992 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Bolt live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 492,367th most frequent first name on earth, held by 318 people.
Bolt is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 9,845 people, or 1 in 36,817. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, South Carolina, where 8 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 107 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.
Bolt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bolt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bolt last name expanded 610 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 366 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 167 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bolt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Bolt surname is chiefly 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 Republicans than The US average, with 67.14% being registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boldt | 89 | 20,889 | / |
| Bolte | 89 | 12,099 | / |
| Boult | 89 | 2,039 | / |
| Bolts | 89 | 335 | / |
| Boelt | 89 | 282 | / |
| Boltt | 89 | 68 | / |
| Bollt | 89 | 26 | / |
| Bolth | 89 | 22 | / |
| Bholt | 89 | 4 | / |
| Boltd | 89 | 3 | / |
| Boolt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boilt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bol | 86 | 323,918 | / |
| Boilet | 80 | 424 | / |
| Boeldt | 80 | 252 | / |
| Boullt | 80 | 123 | / |
| Boults | 80 | 83 | / |
| Boulte | 80 | 76 | / |
| Bouldt | 80 | 32 | / |
| Boltås | 80 | 27 | / |
| Boultz | 80 | 12 | / |
| Boldte | 80 | 7 | / |
| Boolth | 80 | 4 | / |
| Boultt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Boltts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boldts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bolldt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boltdt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bholte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boltte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Botlet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boldtt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bocelt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boulth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boylet | 80 | 0 | / |
| Boylte | 80 | 0 | / |
| Boltch | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bolthe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bolttz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bolltz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bhol | 75 | 24,848 | / |
| Bole | 75 | 24,632 | / |
| Boll | 75 | 21,077 | / |
| Buol | 75 | 21,049 | / |
| Bold | 75 | 18,502 | / |
| Bohl | 75 | 10,621 | / |
| Bool | 75 | 4,127 | / |
| Balt | 75 | 3,303 | / |
| Bult | 75 | 2,861 | / |
| Boul | 75 | 1,645 | / |
| Volt | 75 | 671 | / |
| Boil | 75 | 446 | / |
| Wolt | 75 | 435 | / |
| Bosl | 75 | 323 | / |
| Bült | 75 | 208 | / |
| Boyl | 75 | 191 | / |
| Boël | 75 | 70 | / |
| Bolh | 75 | 18 | / |
| Bolø | 75 | 11 | / |
| Åbol | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bgol | 75 | 2 | / |
| Botl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bojl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boïl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uolt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bolp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Boltova | 73 | 727 | / |
| Boillet | 73 | 543 | / |
| Boylett | 73 | 295 | / |
| Boltsch | 73 | 22 | / |
| Bouglit | 73 | 2 | / |
| Boultte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhoilte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bochelt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bosselt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boltová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boilett | 73 | 0 | / |
| Boileth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Boyle | 67 | 114,060 | / |
| Bhole | 67 | 22,401 | / |
| Bolle | 67 | 13,599 | / |
| Bocel | 67 | 6,398 | / |
| Boule | 67 | 5,144 | / |
| Bould | 67 | 2,255 | / |
| Woldt | 67 | 2,062 | / |
| Bolds | 67 | 1,865 | / |
| Balte | 67 | 1,292 | / |
| Bault | 67 | 1,136 | / |
| Bulte | 67 | 1,112 | / |
| Bosle | 67 | 1,099 | / |
| Boole | 67 | 971 | / |
| Hboul | 67 | 904 | / |
| Bosel | 67 | 830 | / |
| Bhoil | 67 | 742 | / |
| Bults | 67 | 725 | / |
| Boile | 67 | 518 | / |
| Boyll | 67 | 504 | / |
| Botel | 67 | 503 | / |
| Baldt | 67 | 350 | / |
| Wohlt | 67 | 318 | / |
| Volts | 67 | 296 | / |
| Balts | 67 | 230 | / |
| Wolte | 67 | 228 | / |
| Volte | 67 | 212 | / |
| Bholh | 67 | 206 | / |
| Bhool | 67 | 186 | / |
| Bogli | 67 | 178 | / |
| Bouhl | 67 | 132 | / |
| Bosil | 67 | 120 | / |
| Botil | 67 | 115 | / |
| Büldt | 67 | 98 | / |
| Bultz | 67 | 97 | / |
| Huolt | 67 | 83 | / |
| Boşel | 67 | 56 | / |
| Bolhe | 67 | 55 | / |
| Buldt | 67 | 47 | / |
| Boull | 67 | 40 | / |
| Bülth | 67 | 40 | / |
| Balth | 67 | 20 | / |
| Boyld | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bhoul | 67 | 17 | / |
| Built | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bohul | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bolcz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Baltt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bohyl | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bolld | 67 | 9 | / |
| Voldt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bhosl | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bhgol | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bulth | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wollt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Voilt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boold | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bholl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bohýl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bohld | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wholt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boulh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baalt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Booll | 67 | 3 | / |
| Botll | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bullt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woltt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Balht | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boeld | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bocil | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boßel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boële | 67 | 3 | / |
| Booyl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buole | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bolph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Voult | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boldh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bolgy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boylette | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buold | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolhl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boohl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bootl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhhol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voltp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vollt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bollì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bollė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bottl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouïl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhold | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batlt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boçel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buosl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woolt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Voltt | 67 | 0 | / |
Bolt Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bolt in the Hindi language | ||
| बोल्ट | bolta | - |
| Bolt in the Russian language | ||
| Болт | bolt | - |
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