Goudsmit Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Goudsmit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goudsmit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4731:35,7025,987
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Belgium311:370,85940,209
England221:2,532,63991,802
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Goudsmit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goudsmit occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goudsmit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goudsmit is the 513,430th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Goudsmit live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 473 people, or 1 in 35,702. In The Netherlands Goudsmit is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 45 percent live, South Holland, where 15 percent live and North Brabant, where 11 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Goudsmit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goudsmit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goudsmit last name rose 673 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goudsmit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goudsmit last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

Goudsmit earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.76% more than the national average, earning $62,896 USD per year.

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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 Goudsmit
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