Goldsberry Surname

107,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Goldsberry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Goldsborough,' a parish near Knaresborough, West Riding of Yorks; lit 'the borough of Gold,' the proprietor; v. Gold and Burrough.

1675. Edwin Griffin and Anne Goldesborough: Marriage Alleg.

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Goldsberry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0871:88,6869,988
Canada2471:149,17215,241
England101:5,571,806158,774
Panama51:782,45211,059
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4461:112,59811,173

Goldsberry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Goldsborough,' a parish near Knaresborough, West Riding of Yorks; lit 'the borough of Gold,' the proprietor; v. Gold and Burrough.

1675. Edwin Griffin and Anne Goldesborough: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1695. Married — Christopher Gouldsbrough and Sibbel Lewis: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1734. Buried — Sarah, wife of Captain William Goldsborough: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

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

(English) One who came from Goldsborough (Godhelm’s or Golda’s fort), the name of several places in England.

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

Goldsberry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goldsberry occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldsberry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,014th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,670,306 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Goldsberry live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,087 people, or 1 in 88,686. In The United States Goldsberry is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, Indiana, where 8 percent are found and Iowa, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States Goldsberry occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Goldsberry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goldsberry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goldsberry last name expanded 916 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Goldsberry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Goldsberry last name are 19.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.88% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Goldsberry earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.61% less than the national average, earning $40,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $52,826 CAD per year.

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