Golde Surname

109,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Latvia

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).

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Golde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5151:506,31425,416
Philippines7681:131,82122,449
Germany7501:107,34113,260
United States7461:485,87041,063
Cameroon981:211,92921,585
Latvia831:24,6993,755
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
England221:2,532,63991,802
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Israel131:658,28045,106
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
France101:6,642,272293,169
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) The son of Gold or Golda, Old English personal names derived from the metal.

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

and the Goldus of Domesday; also Waldie, Waldo; from German, wold, a wood, or Old German walt, powerful, governing, ruling; also a prefect.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goldé931/
Golder9127,046/
Goldie918,474/
Goldey91629/
Goldea91242/
Goldes91192/
Goldeh91155/
Goldet91100/
Goulde9192/
Goldez9185/
Goldei9130/
Goelde9126/
Goldee9113/
Goldje918/
Goolde915/
Ngolde915/
Golded912/
Goldeś911/
Olde892,483/
Goulder831,230/
Gouldie83306/
Gouldey83107/
Goldeer8380/
Gholder835/
Goolder833/
Goldher832/
Goldeis832/
Gouldes831/
Goldhee831/
Goldhey831/
Ngoldey831/
Nggolde831/
Gouldei831/
Gouldje831/
Goldeij831/
Golderr831/
Gholdeh831/
Gooldee831/
Gooldey830/
Gooldie830/
Golddey830/
Gulde804,531/
Goldi804,014/
Golda803,726/
Goldy801,824/
Older801,503/
Galde80777/
Holde80408/
Ohlde80320/
Gülde8085/
Oldes8083/
Oulde8025/
Oldei8013/
Oldey809/
Oldie804/
Uolde802/
Oldeu801/
Oldje801/
Oilde801/
Oldge801/
Oldde801/
Olded801/
Goldesht77664/
Holder7375,729/
Goldis73838/
Galdea73786/
Galdes73500/
Galdez73263/
Gooldy73213/
Ngulde73178/
Gulder73170/
Goeldi73148/
Gouldy73136/
Goldys73135/
Golday7391/
Guldie7387/
Goulda7353/
Goldiş7353/
Guldhe7350/
Holdge7347/
Galder7338/
Olderø7329/
Ghalde7328/
Holdie7326/
Olderr7326/
Ouldei7316/
Houlde739/
Oldest738/
Goldiš738/
Holdes737/
Holdey736/
Șoldea736/
Goldaj735/
Galdey734/
Gulhde734/
Gaulde734/
Aglide734/
Goldiș734/
Galdie733/
Goldaa733/
Holdea733/
Holdee733/
Guldee733/
Goldiz732/
Goldui732/
Gholdi732/
Ngoldi732/
Goldit732/
Goldiy731/
Ouldes731/
Oldech731/
Oldher731/
Oldiej731/
Oilder731/
Ghulde731/
Goldhi731/
Gouldi731/
Galdee731/
Holdep731/
Holdei731/
Oulder731/
Ouldey731/
Ngalde731/
Goldid731/
Goldai731/
Ggolda731/
Gaalde731/
Galdje731/
Ojlede731/
Ouldie731/
Gallde731/
Goeldy730/
Goldhecht7136/
Alde677,000/
Houlder67595/
Oldi67481/
Houldey67269/
Gauldie67175/
Goldich67169/
Goldish67140/
Goldysh6792/
Goldych6769/
Olda6748/
Gaulder6730/
Guldest6729/
Galdeij6728/
Oldy6715/
Goolday6710/
Guldhed679/
Hollder677/
Oldehed676/
Goldiss675/
Galdeas674/
Holdder673/
Olehede673/
Holdeer672/
Holderr672/
Gulldge672/
Goulday671/
Ghalder671/
Hgalder671/
Oulddey671/
Hoolder671/
Guldesh671/
Guldher671/
Goldist671/
Oildher671/
Ngaldei671/
N'Goldi671/
Goldhha671/
Goldysz671/
Ghoulda671/
Gullder671/
Osielde671/
Ottilde671/
Houldes670/
Gholday670/
Holldey670/

Golde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golde in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻯjwldy-
Golde in the Hindi language
गोल्डीgoldi-
Golde in the Marathi language
गोलदेgolade50
गोलडेgolade50
Golde in the Russian language
Гольдеgolde-

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