Explore the Family Name Bolder

The meaning of Bolder

1. North German and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Baldheri, composed of the elements bald ‘hardy, bold, strong’ + heri ‘army’. Compare Balder. 2. English (Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire): nickname or topographic name from Middle English bulder ‘boulder, cobblestone’.

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How common is the last name Bolder in the United States?

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Bolder" has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Bolder surname was ranked 70,473 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to 81,458—a decrease of approximately 15.59%. The actual count of people with this last name also dwindled from 259 in 2000 to 232 in 2010, marking a drop of about 10.42%. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 20%, moving from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,473	#81,458	-15.59%
Count	259	232	-10.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.08	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bolder

Ethnic identity distribution for the surname "Bolder" also underwent changes from 2000 to 2010, based on the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as White dropped by approximately 18.93%, from 32.43% in 2000 to 26.29% in 2010. However, there was a rise in those identifying as Black, with an increase of 13.03%—from 61.78% in 2000 to 69.83% in 2010. Noticeably, no Bolders identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The proportion identifying with two or more races and as Hispanic, which were 2.32% and 2.7% respectively in 2000, changed to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	61.78%	69.83%	13.03%
White	32.43%	26.29%	-18.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.32%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.7%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%