Bolstad

Bolstad Meaning & Origin

About Bolstad
The surname Bolstad is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Bollr, meaning "round" or "ball," and the word staðir, meaning "place" or "farm." Therefore, Bolstad can be interpreted as "the farm or place of Bollr." Surnames were often derived from the names of ancestral farms or locations, indicating the family's origin or association with a particular place.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Bolstad is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Bolstad: 1,178
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 22,012
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.4

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bolstad based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PLSTT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B042303
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B OW1 L S T AH0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈboʊlstəd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLSTT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B423

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bolstad in Braille

Here's how to represent Bolstad in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Bolstad in braille

How to sign the name Bolstad using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Bolstad using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Bolstad in sign language

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