Bound Surname

205,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Bound Surname Definition:

A variant of Bond, q.v.

Bound Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6741:537,77344,626
England6061:91,9449,880
Australia2431:111,09312,380
Wales2041:15,1691,654
New Zealand1041:43,5427,204
Canada881:418,70036,754
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
Scotland141:382,41616,471
India91:85,229,487684,495
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3811:63,9777,372
Wales1701:9,226565
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

Bound (59) may also be a first name.

Bound Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Bond, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Bowne. Also Old English boun, Prepared, ready. See interesting remarks in Richardson's Dict.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Flemish, Bawen, Bawin; from the Danish, Boun; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bound Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bound is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bound? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 205,903rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,618,444 people. Bound occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Bound are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,282,666th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 59 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 674 people, or 1 in 537,773. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 17 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Bound occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Bound Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bound has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bound last name grew 368 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bound Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bound surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bound last name are 8.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bound earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $42,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $52,837 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bounds9112,636/
Bhound918/
Bouend913/
Boundh913/
Bond89138,885/
Bund892,475/
Boun891,301/
Bayound832/
Bonds8017,631/
Bohun804,916/
Boune804,026/
Bundt80718/
Bhond80659/
Bundz80586/
Bhund80487/
Bondt80303/
Bondø80133/
Bondì80114/
Boung80105/
Bouen8091/
Bhoun8055/
Bunds8049/
Boond8046/
Bount8035/
Bundh8028/
Buend8028/
Wound8024/
Buind8022/
Baund8014/
Bondz8012/
Bonnd806/
Boynd805/
Buond805/
Bondh804/
Bondd803/
Bouyn803/
Boind803/
Bouhn803/
Bunnd802/
Bounh802/
Bounn801/
Boutn801/
Bohnd801/
Boumn801/
Vound800/
Buntd800/
Hbond800/
Beund800/
Bouchend770/
Bun7576,987/
Bon7551,164/
Boutin7332,389/
Bouten732,156/
Boujon731,513/
Bouyon73415/
Bhaund73144/
Bouyne73106/
Beyond7393/
Beyoun7383/
Bousen7379/
Bouene7374/
Bouyen7364/
Bousin7353/
Bounne7347/
Boujan7347/
Běhoun7346/
Bayoun7339/
Bougne7324/
Bondch7322/
Bojand7314/
Bujand7313/
Bajoun7311/
Boueng7310/
Bundte739/
Bounte738/
Bouyan737/
Boyand734/
Boujón734/
Boouen734/
Bayond734/
Boucen733/
D'Bond733/
Mpound733/
Boondh733/
Boiand732/
Bhoune732/
Boucin732/
Baunds732/
Bhoung732/
Boumne732/
Boutín732/
Bouian732/
Biyond731/
Bounth731/
Bondds731/
Bouthn731/
Boynds731/
Boonds731/
Bahund731/
Bhount731/
Boinds731/
Vounds731/
Boumds731/
Bondts731/
Buondì731/
Buyand731/
Boutyn731/
Bounhe731/
Boujin731/
Bosend731/
Boyond731/
Baioun731/
Baouen731/
Beeoun731/
Bhuind731/
Bounts730/
Bonnds730/
Busend730/
Bousne730/
Bountz730/
Boujen730/
Bouion730/
Boendt730/
Bouehn730/
Bone6754,213/
Boon6739,897/
Bong6739,771/
Bohn6739,488/
Baun6729,440/
Bunn6726,517/
Band6718,181/
Buen677,857/
Bonn677,423/
Bung675,971/
Boen675,810/
Bunt675,607/
Boin674,706/
Boum674,597/
Buon674,392/
Bune673,375/
Boussin673,251/
Beun671,903/
Bont671,748/
Buin67645/
Boussen67620/
Bouhsen67542/
Buhn67296/
Wond67292/
Wund67276/
Voun67272/
Bundová67266/
Boyn67250/
Botn67194/
Bouttin67154/
Bouchen67152/
Bundova67131/
Boungue67127/
Bhon67110/
Vond6795/
Bonh6789/
Boutten6775/
Bondova6772/
Baihoun6770/
Bhun6759/
Bosn6754/
Buun6749/
Bouchin6747/
Buyn6745/
Beyoune6735/
Boujong6725/
Bouyane6720/
Bondová6720/
Bouting6719/
Bgun6716/
Bounova6715/
Butn6714/
Bomd6713/
Bhujand6712/
Boumgne6712/
Bhouyan6710/
Bouyang6710/
Bayoune679/
Bunh679/
Boujine679/
Baouene679/
Beyoung678/
Bonì678/
Bouhina677/
Bouhsin677/
Bahjond676/
Bousing674/
Bouteng674/
Bondowa674/
Bouiane674/
Beioune673/
Busn673/
Bumn673/
Bonţ673/
Uand673/
Bouyant672/
Bumd672/
Bomn672/
Bounowa672/
Vund672/
Bonø672/
Bonț672/
Bouegne672/
Bouyene672/
Bouyong672/
Bayoung672/
Bujn672/
Bunq672/
Boucing671/
Bouhien671/
Bousnne671/
Bonehed671/
Bouyenn671/
Beihoun671/
Bayyond671/
Baunddh671/
Bhojand671/
Bhouian671/
Bousehn671/
Bounque671/
Bauhoun671/
Bojn671/
Boohoun671/
Bonï671/
Bunì671/
Bànd671/
Boungne671/
Bounthe671/
Baaouen671/
Uond671/
Boujang671/
Boujeen671/
Hbun671/
Bossend670/
Bouycen670/
Buchind670/
Bouyone670/

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Bound Reference & Research

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