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Bolding Family History

Bolding Surname Meaning

German: patronymic from Bold as a personal name.

Danish: habitational name from a place so named in Jutland.

English (Middlesex): variant of Balding

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Bolding families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bolding family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Bolding families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 8 Bolding families living in Ontario. This was about 80% of all the recorded Bolding's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bolding families in 1911.
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What did your Bolding ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Bolding. 67% of Bolding men worked as a Farmer.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    67%
  • Salesman
    34%

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Passenger Lists

There are 947 immigration records available for the last name Bolding. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Bolding. For the veterans among your Bolding ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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