Goldsby Surname

180,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,364 people bear this surname

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

Goldsby Surname Definition:

A parish in Lincolnshire, sometimes corrupted to Golceby.

Goldsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1421:169,21517,125
England1551:359,47125,733
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Wales131:238,04114,239
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Macau11:601,6301,582
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4141:121,30111,808

Goldsby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Lincolnshire, sometimes corrupted to Golceby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Goldsby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goldsby occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Goldsby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldsby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Goldsby is the 180,319th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 3,082,718 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Goldsby reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,142 people, or 1 in 169,215. In The United States Goldsby is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent live, Washington, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Goldsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goldsby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goldsby surname increased 517 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goldsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goldsby last name are 6.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Goldsby earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.97% less than the national average, earning $38,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning $53,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouldsby9345/
Goldsbyy931/
Goldsbuy930/
Goldsbey930/
Gooldsby930/
Guldsby862/
Galdsby861/
Goldsbie809/
Goldsway800/
Holtsby713/
Goldsui711/
Gouldsberr711/
Goldswer678/
Goldsweer6359/
Ouldsbaai631/
Goldshuit630/
Goldswith630/
Goldschweer5636/
Goiletswe5072/
Holtsberh5019/
Alcby509/

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