Explore the Family Name Boldon

The meaning of Boldon

English: 1. habitational name from Boldon in County Durham, probably meaning ‘the round hill’, from the unattested Old English bol ‘round’ + Old English dūn ‘hill’. 2. variant of Baldon.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Boldon has slightly decreased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it fell from 35,916th position in 2000 to 40,800th in 2010, a drop of 13.6%. The count of people bearing this surname also dropped by 9.48%, from 591 individuals in 2000 to 535 in 2010. The proportion of people named Boldon per 100,000 decreased by 18.18% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,916	#40,800	-13.6%
Count	591	535	-9.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.18	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boldon

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Boldon, as provided by the Decennial U.S. Census, shows some changes over the ten-year period. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander was suppressed for privacy reasons in 2010, after being 1.86% in 2000. Those identifying with two or more races increased by 21.60%, from 3.38% in 2000 to 4.11% in 2010. Whites made up the majority, though their percentage decreased from 53.30% in 2000 to 49.72% in 2010. Hispanics experienced an increase in representation, going from 1.35% in 2000 to 2.06% in 2010. The percentage of Blacks rose slightly from 40.10% in 2000 to 41.87% in 2010, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	53.3%	49.72%	-6.72%
Black	40.1%	41.87%	4.41%
Two or More Races	3.38%	4.11%	21.6%
Hispanic	1.35%	2.06%	52.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.86%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%