Wold
See also: wold
English
Etymology
- As a Norwegian surname, spelling variant of Vold, Voll.
- As an English surname, from wold (“forest”).
Proper noun
Wold (plural Wolds)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wold is the 6091st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5631 individuals. Wold is most common among White (93.77%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wold”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- dowl, lowd, owld
Dutch
Etymology
Derived from wold (“marsh forest, swamp forest”); see woud.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɔlt/
- Hyphenation: Wold
- Rhymes: -ɔlt
- Homophone: wold
Proper noun
Wold n
- A neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands.