Goolsby Surname

51,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,880 people bear this surname

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

Goolsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goolsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8551:36,7794,561
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1051:45,4475,258

Goolsby (11) may also be a first name.

Goolsby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goolsby is most common in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Goolsby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goolsby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,854th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 737,606 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Goolsby live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 9,855 people, or 1 in 36,779. In The United States Goolsby is mostly found in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Georgia, where 15 percent reside and Tennessee, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Goolsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goolsby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goolsby surname increased 892 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goolsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goolsby surname are 18.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.31% being registered to vote for the party.

Goolsby earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.3% less than the national average, earning $41,293 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goolesby93169/
Goolsbey9391/
Goolsbay9344/
Golsby92424/
Goulsby8663/
Gollsby868/
Gholsby868/
Goolsvy863/
Golesby860/
Golsbey860/
Olsby83208/
Goolsbee80188/
Goulsbey800/
Goolsber800/
Gulsby77384/
Holsby7713/
Galsby778/
Olesby775/
Houlsby71134/
Gullsby7122/
Oslesby714/
Oylesby713/
Golsbee712/
Goolsui711/
Gulesby711/
Otlesby711/
Oglisby711/
Gallsby710/
Galesby710/
Alsby672/
Gallesby670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goolsby
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