Goold Surname

129,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,501 people bear this surname

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

Goold Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gold.' All from Anglo-Saxon gold, metaphorically preious; later on Precious itself became a font name and then a surname (v. Precious). For intrusive 'u' in Gould, compare Gouldfinch and Gouldsmith (Lond.

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Goold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5391:235,51622,602
England7401:75,2958,539
Australia4161:64,8947,770
Canada2911:126,61713,224
Ireland1301:36,2232,974
Scotland801:66,9235,243
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Wales571:54,2904,971
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
France121:5,535,227269,324
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1401:31,6423,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4121:59,1646,945
Scotland1051:35,6502,840
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3631:138,34313,078

Goold (17) may also be a first name.

Goold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gold.' All from Anglo-Saxon gold, metaphorically preious; later on Precious itself became a font name and then a surname (v. Precious). For intrusive 'u' in Gould, compare Gouldfinch and Gouldsmith (Lond. Dir). Golde and Goldus (1086, Domesday) are personal names.

Adam Gold, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Golda Imayn, ibid.

Golda Bassat, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Golda de Rosa, Kent, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Willelmus Golde, 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Gold, 1379: ibid.

1396. Golda Barnby: Cal. of Wills in the Court of Husting (2).

Gold is also found as a nickname, where Gold is equivalent to golden, i.e. of a bright deep yellow complexion.

Adam le Gold, Close Rolls, 21 Edward III. pt.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A form of Gold, which see, with intrusive u. Eleven Coolds of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are recorded in the Commissariot Record of Dunblane.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Gold.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A name intimately associated with Cork since mediaeval times. MIF 125; Map Cork

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

See Gold. The Goolds of co. Cork, went thither from England in or about the reign of Henry VI. Courthope's Debrett.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

See Gold. The Goulds are traceable in the municipal records of Exeter to the time of Edward III. Lysons.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

See Gold. Hence the Baronets Gould.

The Norman People (1874)

Goold Last Name Facts

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

Goold (Russian: Гоолд) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goold? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 129,282nd most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,081,561 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Goold are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Goold is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,539 people, or 1 in 235,516. In The United States Goold is most prevalent in: California, where 16 percent reside, Utah, where 11 percent reside and Oregon, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States Goold exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Goold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goold has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goold last name expanded 424 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 7 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 24 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 713 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goold Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Goold surname is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Goold surname are 5.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Goold earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.49% less than the national average, earning R 193,692 per year; in United States they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $47,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $52,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goolds910/
Gold8973,423/
Gool892,126/
Gould8097,489/
Golds801,638/
Goole80553/
Goldt80256/
Ghool80250/
Golld8011/
Goeld807/
Ghold805/
Goldz803/
Gooll803/
Goild803/
Goldd802/
Goyld801/
Ngold801/
Goohl800/
Oolds800/
Goolh800/
Hoold800/
Goochild770/
Gol7532,171/
Old758,887/
Goulds73185/
Gooltz7327/
Goldch7310/
Gootel737/
Gouldd736/
Goldts735/
Ghould735/
Ghoole734/
Googli733/
Goolle733/
Goosil731/
Goldtd731/
Gouldh731/
Goldsh730/
Goulld730/
Gouyld730/
Gole6780,326/
Ould6722,696/
Olds6711,618/
Goll679,237/
Gohl674,327/
Hold673,168/
Goyl671,995/
Guld67976/
Golt67769/
Goul67743/
Goil67573/
Ghol67455/
Goldová67390/
Oldt67372/
Ngol67368/
Goldova67321/
Gald67124/
Goël6768/
Golh6749/
Golp679/
Gotl677/
Șold675/
Güld675/
Golglid675/
Golč674/
Goosell673/
Oild673/
Gosseld672/
Gottled672/
Oldz672/
Gosl672/
Cgol672/
Ojld671/
Ohld671/
Goldsch671/
Goggild671/
Uold671/
Kgol671/
Gooheel671/
Goosill671/
Goệl671/
Oldh671/
Osld671/
Gootell670/

Goold Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goold in the Russian language
Гоолдgoold-

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