Find out how popular the last name Bond is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bond.

Bond, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bond surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bond in America

Bond is the 679th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bond surname appeared 50,610 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 17 people would have the surname Bond.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bond to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bond

The surname BOND is of English origin, derived from the Old English word "bonda," meaning a householder or a peasant farmer. It first appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086, a survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The name was initially used as a descriptive term for someone who was a bondsman or a tenant farmer.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname can be traced back to the 12th century. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was William Bond, who was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1176. Another early record is that of Roger Bond, who was recorded in the Curia Regis Rolls of Buckinghamshire in 1203.

The surname BOND also has connections to various place names in England, such as Bond End in Bedfordshire, Bond Gate in West Yorkshire, and Bond Street in London. These place names likely derived from the occupational meaning of the surname, referring to areas where bondsmen or tenant farmers lived.

Notable historical figures with the surname BOND include Sir Thomas Bond (c. 1565-1639), a prominent English judge and politician who served as Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Another notable bearer of the name was John Bond (1550-1612), an English composer and member of the Chapel Royal during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I.

In the 18th century, Sir Robert Bond (1758-1839) was a British naval officer who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was knighted for his distinguished service and became a baronet in 1810. Another prominent figure was William Cranch Bond (1789-1859), an American astronomer and clockmaker who co-discovered the Messier 8 nebula and made significant contributions to the field of astronomy.

During the 19th century, Hugh Lennox Bond (1828-1893) was an English amateur astronomer and mathematician who made significant discoveries in the field of spectroscopy. He was also a pioneer in the use of photography in astronomy.

These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the surname BOND, highlighting its long-standing presence in various fields and regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bond

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bond.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bond was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bond has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bond was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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