Dold Surname

75,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Dold Surname Definition:

“Flower-Head” (“Umbel” in Botany). In German, “Dolde”.

Dold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,0111:20,0712,655
United States1,6021:226,25421,861
South Africa2731:198,45321,324
Switzerland1231:66,7728,098
France1151:577,58977,507
Austria791:107,79015,374
England481:1,160,79354,689
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2381:211,00318,126

Dold (17) may also be a first name.

Dold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Flower-Head” (“Umbel” in Botany). In German, “Dolde”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

For Dote. Roger Dote was of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Geoffry, Henry, and Hugh Dote, of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum); Peter Dolte at the same time (Ibid.).

The Norman People (1874)

Dold Last Name Facts

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

Dold (Russian: Долд) is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Dold click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dold? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dold is the 75,463rd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,120,471 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Dold live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 4,011 people, or 1 in 20,071. In Germany Dold is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 85 percent reside, Bavaria, where 4 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Germany Dold is found in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Dold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dold has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 673 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 188 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dold Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dold surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dold surname are 8.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.97% being registered with the party.

The amount Dold earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.77% less than the national average, earning 277,673 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.54% more than the national average, earning R 326,856 per year; in United States they earn 14.96% more than the national average, earning $49,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $75,997 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doldt89103/
Dould8911/
Dolds893/
Doyld892/
Doldh892/
Dolhd891/
Dolld891/
D'Old891/
Doltd890/
Doldd890/
Doild890/
Doeld890/
Dol8624,115/
Doeldt801/
Dolldh801/
Doyled801/
Doulld801/
Doll7533,525/
Duol7530,390/
Dole7527,343/
Dool756,064/
Dhol751,503/
Doil75856/
Dohl75624/
Dolt75573/
Dolh75332/
Dolp75310/
Doul75267/
Doyl75142/
Duld75114/
Dald7530/
Dosl758/
Dotl754/
Dgol754/
Ddol751/
Tdol751/
Hdol751/
Doldova739/
Doyledh731/
Doyle67212,076/
Dhole6757,964/
Dolhh678,910/
Dotel676,746/
Dolle675,881/
Dolph673,151/
Dohle672,841/
Doole672,321/
Doull671,692/
Docil671,307/
Dosil671,140/
Dogli67840/
Doule67397/
Doile67353/
Dolpp67263/
Dhool6792/
Dollt6790/
Dottl6777/
Dholh6773/
Doult6763/
Docel6762/
Dosel6760/
Došel6739/
Duole6737/
Dhoul6733/
Dolgy6732/
Doyll6726/
Dohyl6722/
Doisl6719/
Dholl6713/
Dhuol6712/
Dolth678/
Duldt677/
Dolte676/
Doill675/
Daldt675/
Dhoil674/
Dholp673/
Tdoul673/
Dalld673/
Duohl673/
Dalds672/
Dauld672/
Dotil672/
Dooll671/
Hdole671/
Doltp671/
Dosle671/
Doylt671/
Tdolt671/
Dalhd671/
Dolcz671/
Tdole671/
Dolhs671/
Doelt671/
Douël671/
Dohul671/
Tdosl671/
Dolhe671/
Dolts670/
Dohlt670/
Doyhl670/
Doihl670/

Dold Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dold in the Russian language
Долдdold-

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