The Bald surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 809 people carried this name — #29,261 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted. That is down 7% from 868 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
101 people named Bald have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 119 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 67 people named Bald.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
30 people named Bald is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Bald,
with a public archive behind them.
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Eddie Bald 1874–1946 · engineer -
Alexander Bald 1783–1859 · poet
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David Bald 1860–1883
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John W. Bald 1868–1961 · photographer
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John W. Bald 1868–1961 · photographer
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Grace Frances Domvile 1885–
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bald.
- Balay 337 · U.S. census
- Balazs 980 · U.S. census
- Balbi 529 · U.S. census
- Balbo 317 · U.S. census
- Balcerzak 591 · U.S. census
- Balch 4,472 · U.S. census
- Baldacchino 118 · U.S. census
- Baldacci 304 · U.S. census
- Baldassari 420 · U.S. census
- Baldauf 1,160 · U.S. census
- Balde 760 · U.S. census
- Baldelli 345 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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