The Boldt surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,538 people carried this name — #7,344 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,900 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,342 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Boldt surname

German and Danish surname, from the ancient Germanic name Baldo, related to the adjective bold.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Boldt» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 73 people named Boldt live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 32
Santa Fe 30
City of Buenos Aires 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

72 people named Boldt have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 107 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Pomeranian 44
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 14
Silesian 9
Lower Silesian 5

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

53 people named Boldt live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Bern 17
Aargau 9
Neuchâtel 8
St. Gallen 5
Zurich 5
Basel-Landschaft 3
Solothurn 3
Thurgau 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

79 people named Boldt is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 79

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).

In print

Boldt in American newspapers,
1920–1922.

Newspaper page from New Iberia Enterprise And Independent Observer carrying the name Boldt
New Iberia Enterprise And Independent Observer 1920-08-21
Newspaper page from The Weekly Iberian carrying the name Boldt
The Weekly Iberian 1920-08-21
Newspaper page from The Weekly Iberian carrying the name Boldt
The Weekly Iberian 1922-10-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Boldt in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

1,079 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Boldt. The most, 222, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 706
New South Wales 110
South Australia 105
Western Australia 75
Queensland 52
Tasmania 26
ACT (Canberra) 2
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Boldt.

Who carried it

People named Boldt,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Carl Boldt
    Carl Boldt 1811–1878 · printer
  • George Charles Boldt Sr.
    George Charles Boldt Sr. 1851–1916 · businessperson
  • George Charles Boldt Sr.
    George Charles Boldt Sr. 1851–1916 · businessperson
  • Gustav Boldt
    Gustav Boldt 1853–1939 · printer
  • Hermann J. Boldt
    Hermann J. Boldt 1856–1943 · physician
  • Anders Boldt 1693–1764 · painter and varnisher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Boldt,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,062 records

1,062 records of the Boldt name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 586
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 152
  • Other U.S. records 324
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles David Boldt

    Born 1947; from Zumbro Falls, Minnesota. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Carl Nl Boldt

    Born 1913 in Louisiana. Enlisted 1943 at Shreveport; cook from Ouachita Parish. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1970, buried at Port Hudson National Cemetery, Louisiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emma Boldt

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Normannia from Hamburg and Southampton, aged 27; servant. From Hamburg, Germany; bound for Chicago.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,062 records for Boldt in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany1,072 records

1,072 records of the Boldt name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,063
  • German emigration and citizenship files 9
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Boldt

    Born 1899; from Greifenhagen. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 26 September 1918; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 28 November 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 49).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Gottfried Boldt

    Emigrated to North America in 1855.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Wilhelm Friedrich Boldt

    Emigrated to Canada in 1882.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,072 records for Boldt in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Australia46 records

46 records of the Boldt name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 19
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 16
  • Other Australian records 11
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Ernest Johann Heinrich Boldt

    Naturalised in Tasmania in 1897; seaman and wharf labourer of Strahan, born in Bremerhaven, Germany.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ernest Boldt

    Sailor of Melb, Victoria; died 1914.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Heinrich A. Boldt

    Arrived in Victoria in 1883 aboard the Catania, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 46 records for Boldt in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands43 records

43 records of the Boldt name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 26
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 10
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 7
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Martha Marie Boldt

    Married in 1922 in Amsterdam. Died 1958 in Naarden, aged 64.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Willi August Ludwig Boldt

    Married in 1924 in Roden; metalworker.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johanna Maria Boldt

    Died 1968 in Rotterdam, aged 82.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 43 records for Boldt in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada16 records

16 records of the Boldt name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 7
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 4
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Karl Boldt

    Died 1994, aged 66; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Doris Margaret Boldt

    Buried in 1997 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 67.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Nicholas Boldt

    Buried in 1991 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 3 of 16 records for Boldt in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Finland2 records

2 records of the Boldt name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1914–1922
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Trygve Boldt

    Born 1898 in Helsinki; student. Died in 1918 in Helsingin pitäjä, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Georg Didrich Boldt

    Born 1862; doctor. Died, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Boldt name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Wilhelm E. C. Boldt

    Census of 1910: Slotsgaten, Bergen; "portier", born 1873 in Eutin Holsten Tyskland.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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