Boolds Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Boolds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boolds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Boolds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boolds is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Boolds.

How Common Is The Last Name Boolds? popularity and diffusion

Boolds is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Boolds reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is most common in: Devon, where 100 percent are found. Other than England it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Thailand, where 17 percent are found.

Boolds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boolds has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Boolds last name contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolds911,865/
Boold915/
Boulds83206/
Boldsø831/
Woolds831/
Boldts831/
Bold8018,502/
Boldt7320,889/
Bould732,255/
Bolts73335/
Boyld7320/
Balds7311/
Bolcs7310/
Bolld739/
Wolds739/
Bohld734/
Boltd733/
Boldh732/
Volds732/
Bhold731/
Boolt731/
Buold731/
Bulds730/
Voold730/
Woulds67152/
Boelts67139/
Boults6783/
Bouldt6732/
Boltås6727/
Boldte677/
Boyled675/
Boolth674/
Woldts673/
Boldgy672/
Boltts671/
Baulds671/
Boulcs671/
Boldtt671/
Boltdt671/
Bolldt671/
Woolts670/
Boltzs670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boolds
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