Goldie Surname
Approximately 8,474 people bear this surname
Goldie Surname Definition:
A diminutive of Gold, which see. This surname appears now to have its home in the shires of Ayr and Lanark. William Goldy, servitor to the bishop of Moray, 1567 (REM., p. 400). Edward Goldie of Craigmuie, 1718 (Kirkcudbright). Rev. John Goldie (1763—1847) was minister of the parish of Temple, Midlothian, for fifty years.
Read More About This SurnameGoldie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,978 | 1:2,707 | 500 |
| United States | 1,899 | 1:190,868 | 18,914 |
| England | 1,622 | 1:34,351 | 4,532 |
| Australia | 1,066 | 1:25,324 | 3,450 |
| Canada | 896 | 1:41,122 | 5,128 |
| South Africa | 316 | 1:171,448 | 19,021 |
| New Zealand | 187 | 1:24,216 | 4,232 |
| Nigeria | 125 | 1:1,417,142 | 54,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:81,435 | 6,830 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Solomon Islands | 22 | 1:26,365 | 5,164 |
| Northern Ireland | 21 | 1:87,859 | 5,745 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 47 | 1:94,252 | 6,181 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,449 | 1:2,583 | 456 |
| England | 396 | 1:61,554 | 7,167 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:6,784 | 664 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 179 | 1:280,551 | 22,627 |
Goldie (20,131) may also be a first name.
Goldie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A diminutive of Gold, which see. This surname appears now to have its home in the shires of Ayr and Lanark. William Goldy, servitor to the bishop of Moray, 1567 (REM., p. 400). Edward Goldie of Craigmuie, 1718 (Kirkcudbright). Rev. John Goldie (1763—1847) was minister of the parish of Temple, Midlothian, for fifty years. Goudie is a variant.
= Gold (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -ie; also a nickname from the hair- colour.
Probably a form of Gold, from the arms.
Goldie Demographics
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Goldie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goldie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goldie (Hindi: गोल्डी, Marathi: गोलडायी) occurs most in Scotland. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goldie? popularity and diffusion
It is the 59,544th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 859,989 people. Goldie occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Goldie are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 37,609th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 20,131 people.
Goldie is most widely held in Scotland, where it is borne by 1,978 people, or 1 in 2,707. In Scotland it is primarily found in: North Lanarkshire, where 13 percent reside, Glasgow City, where 12 percent reside and South Lanarkshire, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Scotland it exists in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.
Goldie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Goldie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Goldie surname increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,061 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 410 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 292 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Goldie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Goldie surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.29% registered with the political party.
The amount Goldie earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.19% more than the national average, earning R 345,024 per year; in United States they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning $46,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $52,929 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goldie Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goldie in the Hindi language | ||
| गोल्डी | goldi | - |
| Goldie in the Marathi language | ||
| गोलडायी | goladayi | - |
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