# Golden (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 49,360 |
| US rank (2010) | 699 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,255 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (47,839 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡoʊldən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Goulden |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, from the adjective golden. * As an Irish surname, from mag Ualghairg; see McGoldrick.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Golden 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) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Golden in the United States.

## People named Golden

- Arthur Golden, American novelist
- Jared Golden, American politician & veteran (born 1982)
- Annie Golden, American actress and singer
- Peter Benjamin Golden, American historian
- Christopher Golden, American writer
- Christie Golden, American writer
- Marta Golden, American actress (1868-1943)
- Trae Golden, American basketball player (born 1991)
- Katherine Bitting, American bacteriologist and food scientist (1869-1937)

## Similar surnames

Gladden, Glidden, Goldin, Goldman, Golding, Goldenberg, Goulding, Goldner, Galdamez, Gladney, Gwaltney, Gleaton.

## 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.