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

Ibold, 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 Ibold surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ibold in America

Ibold is the 135593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ibold surname appeared 124 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ibold.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ibold 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 Ibold

The surname IBOLD is believed to have originated in Germany during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century. It is thought to have derived from the Old German word "ibald," which means "bold" or "daring." This suggests that the name was likely used to describe someone with a courageous or brave personality.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name IBOLD can be found in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Sancti Galli, a medieval manuscript from the 9th century that contains records of land transactions and property ownership in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The name appears in this document as "Iboldo," which was likely an early spelling variation.

In the 14th century, there is a record of a nobleman named Konrad IBOLD, who was a landowner in the region of Franconia, located in present-day Germany. He is mentioned in several historical documents from that time period, including the Regesta Imperii, a collection of imperial records from the Holy Roman Empire.

During the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname IBOLD was Hans IBOLD, a German painter and engraver who was born around 1535 in Nuremberg. He was known for his religious paintings and woodcut illustrations, many of which can still be found in churches and museums throughout Germany.

Another individual of note was Johann IBOLD, a German composer and organist who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was born in 1580 in Augsburg and served as the court organist for the Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt, a position he held until his death in 1635.

In the 18th century, there was a German philosopher and theologian named Georg IBOLD, who was born in 1717 in the town of Bayreuth. He studied at the University of Jena and later became a professor of philosophy and theology at the University of Erlangen, where he published several works on ethics and moral philosophy.

Throughout history, the surname IBOLD has also been associated with various place names and locations, particularly in Germany and Switzerland. For example, there is a village called Iboldshausen in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany, which likely derived its name from the surname IBOLD at some point in its history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ibold

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

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

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