Golde Surname
Approximately 4,238 people bear this surname
Golde Surname Definition:
An Old English personal name, Gold(a), from gold, the metal (Redin). Adam Gold, bailiff of Montrose, rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 198). The surname is not uncommon in Angus and Goold may be a variant of it. Angus Gold in Over Kinmonth, 1582, and eight more of the name around Brechin are in record (Brechin).
Read More About This SurnameGolde Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,515 | 1:506,314 | 25,416 |
| Philippines | 768 | 1:131,821 | 22,449 |
| Germany | 750 | 1:107,341 | 13,260 |
| United States | 746 | 1:485,870 | 41,063 |
| Cameroon | 98 | 1:211,929 | 21,585 |
| Latvia | 83 | 1:24,699 | 3,755 |
| Nigeria | 82 | 1:2,160,278 | 74,262 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
The alternate forms: Goldé (1) are calculated separately.
Golde (385) may also be a first name.
Golde Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An Old English personal name, Gold(a), from gold, the metal (Redin). Adam Gold, bailiff of Montrose, rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 198). The surname is not uncommon in Angus and Goold may be a variant of it. Angus Gold in Over Kinmonth, 1582, and eight more of the name around Brechin are in record (Brechin).
(English) The son of Gold or Golda, Old English personal names derived from the metal.
A personal or baptismal name. Golde and Goldus occur in Domesd., and Gold, in the H.R., had become a surname. As a baptismal name it was in use in the XIV. ceut., when Gold le Blodleter is found as the designation of an inhabitant of Yarmouth. Papers Norf. Arch, Soc. iv. 253.
and the Goldus of Domesday; also Waldie, Waldo; from German, wold, a wood, or Old German walt, powerful, governing, ruling; also a prefect.
Golde Demographics
Average Male Golde Height
179.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Golde Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golde Come From? nationality or country of origin
Golde (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻯ, Hindi: गोल्डी, Marathi: गोलदे, Russian: Гольде) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Goldé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Golde? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 109,762nd most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,719,572 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Golde live; 36 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 441,679th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 385 people.
Golde is most common in India, where it is held by 1,515 people, or 1 in 506,314. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent live, Bihar, where 0 percent live and Telangana, where 0 percent live. Outside of India this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 18 percent live.
Golde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Golde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Golde last name expanded 2,406 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Golde Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Golde surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Golde last name are 2.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.91% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Golde earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning 317,773 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.35% more than the national average, earning $51,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.35% more than the national average, earning $65,261 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Golde Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Golde in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻯ | jwldy | - |
| Golde in the Hindi language | ||
| गोल्डी | goldi | - |
| Golde in the Marathi language | ||
| गोलदे | golade | 50 |
| गोलडे | golade | 50 |
| Golde in the Russian language | ||
| Гольде | golde | - |
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Golde Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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