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
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Goldschmidt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goldschmidt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goldschmidt is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goldschmidt? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 42,664th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 597,095 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Goldschmidt are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Goldschmidt is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
Goldschmidt is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 5,147 people, or 1 in 15,641. In Germany Goldschmidt is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name is found in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Israel, where 10 percent reside.
Goldschmidt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Goldschmidt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goldschmidt surname increased 795 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goldschmidt Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Goldschmidt surname are 8.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.2% registered with the 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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