Goldschmidt Surname

42,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Goldschmidt Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Goldsmith [Ger. goldschmied; O.H Ger. gold + smid (Middle High German smit]

Goldschmidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,1471:15,6412,063
United States2,5601:141,58614,697
Israel1,1771:7,2711,117
Brazil7311:292,85111,275
France3941:168,58626,233
South Africa3411:158,87917,880
Argentina2601:164,39813,834
Hungary2071:47,4225,066
Denmark2071:27,2692,804
Chile1471:119,8404,336
Austria1371:62,1569,662
England1121:497,48331,781
Netherlands1081:156,36323,208
Switzerland971:84,6699,525
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Belgium701:164,23822,550
Paraguay581:124,7712,739
Australia531:509,35338,491
Canada471:783,94961,790
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
Uruguay241:142,99012,722
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Romania121:1,673,15653,791
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3221:155,95914,357

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, German) One who made or sold gold articles, a jeweler, later a banker.

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

(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.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

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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