Goldscheider Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Goldscheider Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) Literally “a separator of gold from silver.” A name assumed by a goldsmith or a gold refiner.

Goldscheider Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:4,214,639225,501
France251:2,656,909193,074
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
England71:7,959,723202,100
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Goldscheider Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) Literally “a separator of gold from silver.” A name assumed by a goldsmith or a gold refiner.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Goldscheider Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goldscheider is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldscheider? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,321,499th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Goldscheider live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 4,214,639. In The United States Goldscheider is most frequent in: Maryland, where 56 percent reside, New York, where 16 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States Goldscheider is found in 12 countries. It is also common in France, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Goldscheider Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goldscheider has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goldscheider surname expanded 8,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goldscheider Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goldscheider surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Goldscheider earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.69% more than the national average, earning $57,687 USD per year.

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