Cognomen Bolt (Bolt 
, ボルト 
, Болт 
, among others...) , worldwide, is a common family name. The last name Bolt is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Liechtenstein, where it is quite a common surname, Netherlands, and Switzerland. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Netherlands. Very seldom, Bolt is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Bolt | Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands, United States, United Kingdom |
| ボルト | Japan |
| Болт | Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| בולט | Israel |
| Больт | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan |
| aslak bolt Roman Catholic archbishop (b. 1400) |
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| ulrich bolt Swiss theologian, CH (b. 1500) |
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johann friedrich bolt German draughtsperson (1769-1836), DE (b. 1769) |
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| sophie charlotte bolt (b. 1739) |
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| johann kaspar bolt (1760-1808), CH (b. 1760) |
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| cornelis jan bolt Dutch painter (1823-1879), NL (b. 1823) |
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| william bolt New Zealand politician, NZ (b. 1838) |
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herbert bolt Australian rugby league footballer, AU (b. 1893) |
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george bolt New Zealand aviator, NZ (b. 1893) |
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| charles bolt (b. 1833) |
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| tom j. bolt American politician, US (b. 1848) |
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george bolt Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1899) |
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antoni bolt PL (b. 1891) |
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john f. bolt U.S. naval aviator and flying ace (1921–2004), US (b. 1921) |
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| feliks bolt PL (b. 1864) |
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