Cognomen Old (ولد 
, Old 
, トム 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common surname. The surname Old is characteristic of Libya, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, and Oman. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Japan, the United Kingdom, and Egypt. More prevalently, Old is the forename as well as the last name.
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| ولد | Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco |
| Old | United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Taiwan, Indonesia |
| トム | Japan |
| אולד | Israel |
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old croghan man Iron Age bog body from Ireland (b. 300) |
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| halfdan the old Norwegian king in mythology (b. 450) |
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mikalojus radvila the old Lithuanian noble (b. 1450) |
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old boots of ripon eccentric and shoeshine from Ripon, Yorkshire (b. 1692) |
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| old hop (b. 1670) |
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| old william lamshaw (b. 1712) |
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old bets 19th century Dakota woman (b. 1788) |
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| old elizabeth African American writer of slave narrative (b. 1766) |
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| old chief smoke Lakota chief, US (b. 1774) |
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| old owl Civil Chief, Penateka Comanche, US (b. 1780) |
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| old moppy Aboriginal Australian leader, guide, and resistance fighter (ca. 1787– ca. 1842), AU (b. 1787) |
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| old harlo (b. 1811) |
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| old bushman (b. 1815) |
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| old tom clough (b. 1828) |
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| richard old British artist, GB (b. 1856) |
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