Goldthwaite Surname

447,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Singapore

Goldthwaite Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Gold’s clearing.

Goldthwaite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7351:493,14141,580
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Goldthwaite Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Gold’s clearing.

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

(English), Wild myrtle assart, or Thwaite in a gole or narrow valley. (variant: Thwaites.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Goldthwaite Last Name Facts

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

Goldthwaite has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldthwaite? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 447,670th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 9,576,276 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Goldthwaite are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 735 people, or 1 in 493,141. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent reside, New Hampshire, where 12 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States Goldthwaite occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Goldthwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goldthwaite has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Goldthwaite surname grew 553 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goldthwaite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goldthwaite surname are 18.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Goldthwaite earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $49,257 USD per year.

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