Goldby Surname

411,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Goldby Surname Definition:

From Coleby; a location name in Kent, Lincolnshire.

Goldby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3341:166,82115,434
Australia3271:82,5569,565
United States671:5,409,835270,257
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Denmark191:297,09021,940
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Wales71:442,07621,198
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2441:99,89910,088
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Goldby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Coleby; a location name in Kent, Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Goldby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goldby is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 411,457th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,593,804 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Goldby reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Goldby is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 334 people, or 1 in 166,821. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent are found and Essex, where 9 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Goldby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goldby has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 670 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goldby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goldby last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Goldby earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning R 274,080 per year; in United States they earn 23.1% less than the national average, earning $33,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.66% more than the national average, earning $61,437 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouldby92121/
Goldbey9228/
Goldboy9214/
Gooldby923/
Oldby9116/
Gouldbey861/
Oldboy836/
Holdby834/
Goldba834/
Goldbi831/
Goldber7731/
Goldway7714/
Ouldbay771/
Ouldbey771/
Aldby731/
Goldbech7135/
Goldbish711/
Goldui672/
Goldwayht670/
Goldthway670/

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