# Gold (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gold/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname originating as an occupation for a goldsmith or a rich man.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 18,698 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,928 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,512 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (18,237 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɡoʊld/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gold in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gold in the United States, Austria, the United Kingdom and Israel.

## People named Gold

- Thomas Gold, Austrian astrophysicist (1920-2004)
- Tracey Gold, American actress
- Gracie Gold, American figure skater
- Murray Gold, British composer
- Mike Gold, American journalist (1894–1967)
- Andrew Gold, American male musician, singer and songwriter (1951–2011)
- Ernest Gold, Austrian American composer (1921-1999)
- Jamie Gold, American poker player, television producer and talent agent
- Arielle Gold, American snowboarder
- Bill Gold, American graphic designer
- Katie Gold, American pornographic actress
- Ari Gold, American singer-songwriter (1974-2021)

and 16 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Gould, Goldie, Glad, Gillette, Gault, Goulet, Gillett, Guillot, Gullett, Guild, Galati, Gildea.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.