Goldberger Surname

101,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Goldberger Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Goldberg (gold mountain), the name of five places in Germany.

Goldberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6341:137,60814,378
Israel8681:9,8591,502
Austria4671:18,2342,804
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Slovakia821:65,07912,610
England711:784,76142,668
France631:1,054,329115,549
Hungary471:208,85717,470
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Australia411:658,43245,385
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Croatia291:145,81420,021
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Goldberger (17) may also be a first name.

Goldberger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Goldberg (gold mountain), the name of five places in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Goldberger Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Goldberger Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Goldberger (Russian: Гольдбергер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldberger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 101,297th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,564,187 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Goldberger reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,634 people, or 1 in 137,608. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 52 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Goldberger is found in 36 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 19 percent reside and Austria, where 10 percent reside.

Goldberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goldberger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Goldberger surname increased 4,052 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goldberger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goldberger surname are 17.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Goldberger earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.66% more than the national average, earning $48,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.35% more than the national average, earning $66,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Goldberger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goldberger in the Russian language
Гольдбергерgoldberger-

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Goldberger Reference & Research

Goldberg DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Goldberg FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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