Goolsbee Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

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

Goolsbee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goolsbee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Goolsbee Last Name Facts

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

Goolsbee is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goolsbee? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,235,409th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Goolsbee are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 1,938,283. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 64 percent live, Minnesota, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 4 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Goolsbee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goolsbee has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,336 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goolsbee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goolsbee surname are 0.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.5% registered to vote for the party.

Goolsbee earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.2% less than the national average, earning $37,885 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golsbee932/
Goolsbey8891/
Goolsbye886/
Goolsber880/
Goolsby809,880/
Olesbee800/
Oilsbee800/
Golsbey800/
Goolesby75169/
Goolsbay7544/
Oglisbee750/
Goulsbey750/
Golsby71424/
Olsbye719/
Gulshbeer711/
Goulsby6763/
Gollsby678/
Gholsby678/
Holsbøe677/
Goolsvy673/
Alsbeeh672/
Alsbeie671/
Goolsui671/
Golesby670/

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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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  • 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 Goolsbee
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