Goldshmidt Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Goldshmidt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goldshmidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Israel111:777,96750,646
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Goldshmidt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goldshmidt (Russian: Гольдшмидт) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldshmidt? popularity and diffusion

Goldshmidt is the 968,490th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. The last name Goldshmidt is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Goldshmidt reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Goldshmidt is most common in The United States, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 3,124,646. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 57 percent live, Maryland, where 20 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Goldshmidt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goldshmidt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goldshmidt surname grew 3,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goldshmidt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Goldshmidt surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States Goldshmidt are 35.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.24% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Goldshmidt earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.69% more than the national average, earning $46,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.78% more than the national average, earning $61,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Goldshmidt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goldshmidt in the Russian language
Гольдшмидтgoldsmidt-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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