Goldschmidt Surname
Approximately 12,205 people bear this surname
Goldschmidt Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Goldsmith [Ger. goldschmied; O.H Ger. gold + smid (Middle High German smit]
Goldschmidt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,147 | 1:15,641 | 2,063 |
| United States | 2,560 | 1:141,586 | 14,697 |
| Israel | 1,177 | 1:7,271 | 1,117 |
| Brazil | 731 | 1:292,851 | 11,275 |
| France | 394 | 1:168,586 | 26,233 |
| South Africa | 341 | 1:158,879 | 17,880 |
| Argentina | 260 | 1:164,398 | 13,834 |
| Hungary | 207 | 1:47,422 | 5,066 |
| Denmark | 207 | 1:27,269 | 2,804 |
| Chile | 147 | 1:119,840 | 4,336 |
| Austria | 137 | 1:62,156 | 9,662 |
| England | 112 | 1:497,483 | 31,781 |
| Netherlands | 108 | 1:156,363 | 23,208 |
| Switzerland | 97 | 1:84,669 | 9,525 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Belgium | 70 | 1:164,238 | 22,550 |
| Paraguay | 58 | 1:124,771 | 2,739 |
| Australia | 53 | 1:509,353 | 38,491 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Slovakia | 24 | 1:222,352 | 35,659 |
| Uruguay | 24 | 1:142,990 | 12,722 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Romania | 12 | 1:1,673,156 | 53,791 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 322 | 1:155,959 | 14,357 |
Goldschmidt (10) may also be a first name.
Goldschmidt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Goldsmith [Ger. goldschmied; O.H Ger. gold + smid (Middle High German smit]
(English, German) One who made or sold gold articles, a jeweler, later a banker.
(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from the name of a male ancestor) A goldsmith. Sometimes it is a name selected by an Uri or Betzalel, since in the Bible Betzalel ben Uri was the goldsmith who fashioned the articles in the Tabernacle.
Goldschmidt Demographics
Average Male Goldschmidt Height
176.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Goldschmidt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goldschmidt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goldschmidt occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Goldschmidt click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goldschmidt? popularity and diffusion
It is the 42,664th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 597,095 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Goldschmidt reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Goldschmidt is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.
The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 5,147 people, or 1 in 15,641. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Israel, where 10 percent are found.
Goldschmidt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Goldschmidt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 795 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goldschmidt Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Goldschmidt last name are 8.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.2% being registered with the political party.
The amount Goldschmidt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 62.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,290 per year; in South Africa they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning R 236,844 per year; in United States they earn 22.28% more than the national average, earning $52,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13% more than the national average, earning $56,140 CAD per year.
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Goldschmidt Reference & Research
Goldsmith DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Goldsmith FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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