Goldbrough Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Goldbrough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Goldbrough Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Goldbrough Last Name Facts

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

Goldbrough is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Goldbrough.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldbrough? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Goldbrough occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Goldbrough are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

Goldbrough is most widely held in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 100 percent reside. Aside from England it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Goldbrough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goldbrough has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Goldbrough surname fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouldbrough951/
Goldbraugh900/
Goldbrook742/
Goldbreykh701/
Oldbrock671/
Oldbrook670/
Holdbrook631,971/
Holdbroks631/
Holdbroox630/
Holdbrooke60559/
Holdbrooks60246/
Holdbrocks600/
Haldbrook530/
Auldbrook530/
Haldbrooks501/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goldbrough
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