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    The surname Gold

    An occupational surname, carried by 18,698 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ɡoʊld/ 1 syllable Soundex G430

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gold is more common than 98.8% of them.

    Origin

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

    Gold is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 18,698 people named Gold in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,512 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,237.

    #1,928
    rank among US surnames
    18,698
    people in 2010
    6.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.5%
    change since 2000 (was #1,810)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,919Toney18,78716,434
    #1,920Cheung18,76516,453
    #1,921Darby18,75716,460
    #1,922Thorne18,73816,477
    #1,923Mansfield18,72516,488
    #1,924Kyle18,72116,492
    #1,925Dietz18,72016,493

    Who is named Gold

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    90% of people named Gold identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Golds

    28 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Thomas Gold
      Austrian astrophysicist (1920-2004)
    • Tracey Gold
      American actress, born 1969
    • Gracie Gold
      American figure skater, born 1995
    • Murray Gold
      British composer, born 1969
    • 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, born 1969
    • Arielle Gold
      American snowboarder, born 1996
    • Bill Gold
      American graphic designer, 1921–2018
    • Katie Gold
      American pornographic actress, born 1978
    • Ari Gold
      American singer-songwriter (1974-2021)

    Notable Golds come mostly from the United States (21), Austria (4) and the United Kingdom (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gold

    Gold has the Soundex code G430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G430.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Gold?
    18,698 people in the United States had the surname Gold in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,512 Americans. It ranked 1,928th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gold?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Gold identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Gold?
    Thomas Gold, Austrian astrophysicist (1920-2004), followed by Tracey Gold.
    Where is the surname Gold most common?
    Wikidata records people named Gold in the United States, Austria and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
    How do you pronounce Gold?
    Gold is /ɡoʊld/, one syllable.
    What type of surname is Gold?
    Gold is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Gold getting more or less common?
    More common. 18,237 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,698 in 2010, up 2.5%.