Boldon

English

Etymology

From the unattested Old English word *bol (“round”) + dūn (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboʊldən/

Proper noun

Boldon (countable and uncountable, plural Boldons)

1. A group of three villages in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England: Boldon Colliery (OS grid ref NZ3462), East Boldon (OS NZ3661) and West Boldon (OS NZ3561).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Boldon Colliery
• East Boldon
• West Boldon

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bottger is the 40800^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 535 individuals. Boldon is most common among White (49.72%) and Black/African American (41.87%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boldon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 186.