The Dold surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,057 people carried this name — #23,881 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 277,800 people counted. That is up 7% from 986 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
128 people named Dold live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 62 people named Dold.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Charente-Maritime.
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.
Who carried it
People named Dold,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hermann Dold 1882–1962 · physician
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Alban Dold 1882–1960 · Catholic priest
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Richard Dold 1887–1969 · theologian
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Hermann Dold 1892–1953 · politician
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Johann Dold 1900–1984 · mayor
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dold.
When the index is not enough
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