Bond

• As an English occupational surname, from the noun bond, bondman, reinforced by Old Norse bóndi (“peasant, farmer”). Also as a variant of Band.
• As a Swedish surname, variant of Bonde.
• As a Ukrainian surname, shortened from Bondarenko.
• As a Dutch surname, variant of Bont, from bont (“speckled, motley”), compare Bonte.

Bond (countable and uncountable, plural Bonds)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
2. A unisex given name from Old Norse.
3. An unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado, United States.
4. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bond is the 679^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 50,610 individuals. Bond is most common among White (75.91%) individuals.

From Middle High German bunt, from Old High German bunt, from Proto-Germanic *bundą. Cognate with German Bund, Dutch bond, English bundle.

• IPA^(key): /bont/

Bond m (uncountable)

1. alliance