Goldring Surname

133,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Goldring Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Goldring.' Evidently some early personal name with Gold for prefix; compare Goldwin.

John Goldring, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Goldring, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Goldring Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4321:253,11424,023
England8241:67,6197,828
Israel3371:25,3943,711
Canada2591:142,26114,635
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Wales241:128,9399,528
Scotland231:232,77511,829
France181:3,690,151224,666
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3961:61,5547,167
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Goldring (24) may also be a first name.

Goldring Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Goldring.' Evidently some early personal name with Gold for prefix; compare Goldwin.

John Goldring, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Goldring, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Edmund Goldrun, Wiltshire, ibid.

William Goldryng, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Henry Goldryng, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1398. John Goldryng: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting (2).

1786. Married — Zachariah Goldring (Surrey) and Elizabeth Smith: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the old 50 shilling lands of Goldring in the bailiary of Kylestewart. Thomas of Goldringe held a land in Prestwick, 1511 (Prestwick, p. 42).

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

(English) prob. represents an Anglo-Saxon Goldrinc-Gold-Man, Gold- Warrior [Old English rinc (poet.), man, warrior]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably for Goldoury or Goldourg (Robson), apparently foreign.

The Norman People (1874)

A from the German, personal name.

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

Goldring Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goldring (Russian: Гольдринг) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldring? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 133,601st most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,159,913 people. Goldring is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Goldring live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Goldring is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 24 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,432 people, or 1 in 253,114. In The United States Goldring is primarily found in: Maryland, where 23 percent live, New York, where 19 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and Israel, where 10 percent live.

Goldring Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goldring has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goldring last name increased 2,754 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Goldring Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Goldring are 43.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.74% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Goldring earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 27.43% more than the national average, earning R 302,832 per year; in United States they earn 16.95% more than the national average, earning $50,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.85% more than the national average, earning $59,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golldring941/
Golddring941/
Gouldring940/
Oldring93171/
Goldrin9374/
Goldrina8818/
Goldryng8812/
Holdring880/
Gouldrin880/
Goldren8012/
Goldryn8012/
Aldring801/
Aaldring7560/
Goldreen7510/
Gouldren751/
Aldrink6729/
Alldrink631/
Hasseldrink532/

Goldring Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goldring in the Russian language
Гольдрингgoldring-

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