Golson Surname

143,853rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Golson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9551:122,66013,069
Australia551:490,83137,357
England431:1,295,76958,667
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
India61:127,844,230863,365
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3781:132,85412,672

Golson (90) may also be a first name.

Golson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golson (Bengali: গোলসন, Oriya: ଗୁଲସନ, Russian: Голсон) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Golson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Golson is the 143,853rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,357,666 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Golson live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Golson is also the 1,005,046th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 90 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2,955 people, or 1 in 122,660. In The United States Golson is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Golson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Golson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Golson surname increased 782 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Golson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Golson last name are 8.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Golson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.97% less than the national average, earning $40,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $52,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gholson923,298/
Goulson92212/
Golsong9294/
Gohlson922/
Goleson921/
Gollson921/
Golshon921/
Golhson920/
Olson91233,641/
Gholscon862/
Ghoulson862/
Ngoleson862/
Ghoilson861/
Gholshon861/
Gouleson861/
Gholsoin860/
Olsson83123,615/
Oleson835,158/
Ohlson834,919/
Holson83650/
Gulson83343/
Ollson83267/
Golsan83206/
Galson83172/
Golsen8389/
Olhson8324/
Oulson8323/
Golsom8313/
Olsone8310/
Oilson839/
Uolson837/
Olsoon833/
Olsosn833/
Oolson832/
Olshon832/
Olsond831/
Olsonn831/
Oslson831/
Olsong831/
Olszon831/
Gottelson802/
Gochelson802/
Gosselson801/
Golshan778,162/
Ohlsson777,568/
Houlson77104/
Golsian7750/
Golsand7738/
Ollsson7736/
Gallson7726/
Galsone7724/
Olleson7721/
Golsamn7716/
Olschon7714/
Gholsan7713/
Olhsson7710/
Gulshon779/
Gohlsen778/
Osleson777/
D'Olson776/
Oulsson775/
Olesson774/
Ohlsoon774/
Gholsen774/
Holeson773/
Gulsion773/
Olshong773/
Hoolson772/
Gulscon772/
Holsong772/
Goolsan772/
Olsonne772/
Goolsen771/
Olssson771/
Holsone771/
Holsson771/
Galsion771/
Gholsom771/
Golesan771/
Guleson771/
Olehson771/
Ocilson771/
Golsang771/
Otlsson771/
Gulsoon771/
Ghalson770/
Gullson770/
Galeson770/
Ooleson770/
Golchon770/
Goelsen770/
Holsond770/
Oulsion770/
Hollson770/
Olesone770/
Oytlson770/
Olsen73214,706/
Alson732,339/
Olsén731,225/
Olsan73297/
Olzon73153/
Olsom7339/
Olßon7314/
Olcon738/
Olxon732/
Olsèn732/
Oljon731/
Ngaleson71150/
Gulleson7139/
Golshang7130/
Goulezon7127/
Ollesson7116/
Golssand714/
Holleson713/
Goolshan711/
Olesoine711/
Hollsson711/
Ohlsohnn711/
Golsanne711/
Golshund711/
Golesand711/
Goleshan711/
Galssoun711/
Hgolshan711/
Aglilson711/
Galesoon710/
Ohlsen674,290/
Gülsün673,847/
Galsan671,737/
Gulsan671,122/
Holsen67979/
Halson67630/
Aleson67541/
Olshan67418/
Galcon67376/
Alsong67362/
Gulsen67316/
Olssen67291/
Goljan67282/
Ohlsén67256/
Gülsen67176/
Golzan67144/
Golsam67138/
Gulsom67112/
Aulson67104/
Allson6789/
Holsan6781/
Ahlson6774/
Ohlzon6770/
Olseen6758/
Olssén6730/
Golzen6729/
Golšan6729/
Ollsen6720/
Alshon6716/
Alsson6716/
Holcon6714/
Galsen6713/
Olsian6713/
Alsond6713/
Gulsun6711/
Galzon6710/
Golshankh679/
Alscon678/
Olszen676/
Galsun676/
Alsone675/
Olszan675/
Golsum674/
Alsion674/
Galsom674/
Olssonová673/
Olchon673/
Olsand673/
Olesan673/
Gülsan673/
Alsont672/
Alsotn672/
Oslsen672/
Olhsen672/
Oldjon672/
Oulsen671/
Olssom671/
Oslsom671/
Olesom671/
Holsom671/
Golcan671/
Golcen671/
Gouldjohn671/
Alszon671/
O'Lsen671/
Olssèn671/
Oltjon671/
Ólsson671/
Guljon671/
Gulcon671/
Galesoune671/
Galjon671/
Alhson671/
Ngalesson671/
Alsoon671/
Aalson670/
Olscen670/
Olsane670/
Olcoin670/
Gulxon670/
Ollsan670/
Oulsan670/

Golson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golson in the Oriya language
ଗୁଲସନgulasana-
Golson in the Bengali language
গোলসনgolasana50
গুলসানgulasana50
Golson in the Russian language
Голсонgolson-

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Golson Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Golson
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