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

Bouldin, 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 Bouldin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bouldin in America

Bouldin is the 8761st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bouldin surname appeared 3,744 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Bouldin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bouldin 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 Bouldin

The surname BOULDIN is of English origin, derived from the Old English words "bolde" meaning a dwelling and "hine" meaning a servant, combined to form the meaning "dweller or servant at the manor house."

It is believed to have originated in the county of Yorkshire, England during the late Anglo-Saxon period, around the 9th or 10th century. Some early variations of the spelling included Bolden, Boldyn, and Boulden.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BOULDIN can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript recording landholdings and titles in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. It lists a landowner named Radulfus de Bolden in Yorkshire.

In the 13th century, a Richard Bouldin was recorded as a landowner in the village of Bouldon, near Knaresborough, Yorkshire. This village likely took its name from the BOULDIN family who were prominent landholders in the area during that time.

Notable individuals with the surname BOULDIN include Sir William Bouldin (1540-1612), an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Another was James Bouldin (1792-1854), an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Samuel Bouldin (1781-1864) was an American farmer and Baptist minister who helped establish several churches in Kentucky and Indiana. Thomas Bouldin (1753-1834) was a Revolutionary War soldier from Virginia who later became a prominent landowner and farmer.

Francis Bouldin (1738-1813) was a wealthy plantation owner and militia officer from Virginia who served in the American Revolutionary War and later became a judge in the state's court system.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bouldin

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

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 Bouldin 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 Bouldin 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 Bouldin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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