Where Does the Bound Surname Come From?

Anyone researching Bound should also look under Bond. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Farmer, tenant”.

Spelling and variants

Before spelling was fixed, Bond was also written Bound. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Bondt, Bonde and Bonds.

The 2010 census count for Bound in the United States was 400, good for rank 51,941. It sits within the 100,000 most common last names in the country. Bound sounds close to Bondi, so it can help to search both.

Heraldry and the Bound name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Bond surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

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