Bald Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 2
Berkshire 2
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 1
Dorset 0
Durham 6
Essex 4
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 15
Middlesex 3
Northumberland 6
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 3

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 3
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Bald Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bald family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
Charwoman 1
Cook 1
Merchant 1
Retired House Decorator 1
Retired Merchant 1
Servant 1
Wife 1
Ironmonger 1
Ironmongers Wife 1
Captain 44 Regiment Adj Of West Ex Militia 1
Black Smith 1
Gentleman Cadet 1
Dividends 1
Inspector Of Permant Way Railway 1
General Labourer 1
Smith Blacksmith 1
Ship Wrights Wife 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Bald

Name Census Frequency
William Bald 26
James Bald 22
Mary Bald 18
Robert Bald 17
John Bald 16
Charles Bald 10
Elizabeth Bald 10
Henry Bald 10
Margaret Bald 9
Edward Bald 8
George Bald 8
Matilda Bald 8
Thomas Bald 8
Alexander Bald 7
Jane Bald 7
Emily Bald 5
Florence Bald 5
Frances Bald 5
Catherine Bald 4
David Bald 4
Emma Bald 4
Adam Bald 3
Adelaide Bald 3
Alfred Bald 3
Anne Bald 3

Bald Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Bald is the 5th most popular variant of Blood.

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