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Where Does The Last Name Golden Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Golden (Bengali: গোল্ডেন, Hindi: गोल्डेन, Marathi: देन, Russian: Голден) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Goldén. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Golden? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Golden is the 6,959^th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 89,546 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Golden live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Golden is also the 20,193^rd most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 44,991 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 66,555 people, or 1 in 5,446. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 148 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Golden Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Golden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Golden last name expanded 690 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 126 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Golden Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Golden last name is primarily Catholic (93%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Shiite (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Golden are 37.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.42% registered with the party.

The amount Golden earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning 335,664 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning R 259,320 per year; in United States they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning $42,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.45% more than the national average, earning $55,870 CAD per year.