Bold Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bold Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bold family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 19
Independent 18
Cotton Weaver 15
Agricultural Labourer 14
Labourer 14
Male Servant 8
Farmer 5
Hawker 5
Blacksmith 4
Glass Lab 4
Coal Miner 3
Dress Maker 3
Shoe Maker 3
Ag Lab 3
Clerk 3
Shop Keeper 3
Weaver 3
Ironstone Miner 3
Silk 3
Engineer 2
Cotton Factory 2
Laundress 2
Porter 2
Laborer 2
Potter 2

Bold Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Blood 60% 9,321
2 Bold 100% 6,135
3 Bould 80% 5,947
4 Blade 40% 1,724
5 Bald 75% 406
6 Blaud 40% 393
7 Blud 50% 304
8 Bowld 80% 123
9 Build 60% 106

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The surname Bold is the 2nd most popular variant of Blood.

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