Golsby Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Golsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Australia1341:201,46019,724
England1141:488,75531,416
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Golsby Last Name Facts

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

Golsby occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Golsby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golsby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Golsby is the 695,980th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. The surname Golsby is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Golsby reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 2,279,616. In The United States Golsby is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 16 percent reside, Kentucky, where 14 percent reside and Texas, where 14 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 32 percent reside and England, where 27 percent reside.

Golsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Golsby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Golsby last name expanded 234 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Golsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Golsby surname are 22.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Golsby earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 43.88% less than the national average, earning $24,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.95% more than the national average, earning $60,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goolsby929,880/
Goulsby9263/
Gollsby928/
Gholsby928/
Golesby920/
Golsbey920/
Olsby91208/
Goolesby86169/
Goolsbey8691/
Goolsbay8644/
Goulsbey860/
Gulsby83384/
Holsby8313/
Galsby838/
Olesby835/
Houlsby77134/
Gullsby7722/
Oslesby774/
Goolsvy773/
Oylesby773/
Golsbee772/
Otlesby771/
Gulesby771/
Oglisby771/
Gallsby770/
Galesby770/
Gelesby770/
Alsby732/
Goolsbee71188/
Gallesby710/
Goolsber710/
Halsby6724/
Alsbey674/
Gulsba674/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Golsby
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