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    The surname Golden

    A surname, carried by 49,360 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɡoʊldən/ 2 syllables Soundex G435 Also a first name

    Golden: #699 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Golden #699, 49,360 people Golden: #699 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Golden #699, 49,360 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Golden is more common than 99.6% of them.

    Origin

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 49,360 people named Golden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,255 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 47,839.

    #699
    rank among US surnames
    49,360
    people in 2010
    17
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.2%
    change since 2000 (was #648)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #690Savage49,9146,186
    #691Ho49,8176,198
    #692Beltran49,7766,203
    #693Pitts49,7406,207
    #694Parrish49,7336,208
    #695Ponce49,5496,231
    #696Rich49,4816,240

    Who is named Golden

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

    75% of people named Golden identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 20%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Goldens

    9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Arthur Golden
      American novelist, born 1956
    • Jared Golden
      American politician & veteran (born 1982)
    • Annie Golden
      American actress and singer, born 1951
    • Peter Benjamin Golden
      American historian, born 1941
    • Christopher Golden
      American writer, born 1967
    • Christie Golden
      American writer, born 1963
    • Marta Golden
      American actress (1868-1943)
    • Trae Golden
      American basketball player (born 1991)
    • Katherine Bitting
      American bacteriologist and food scientist (1869-1937)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Goulden

    Surnames that sound like Golden

    Golden has the Soundex code G435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G435.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Golden come from?
    * As an English surname, from the adjective golden. * As an Irish surname, from mag Ualghairg; see McGoldrick.
    How common is the surname Golden?
    49,360 people in the United States had the surname Golden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,255 Americans. It ranked 699th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Golden?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Golden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Golden?
    Arthur Golden, American novelist, followed by Jared Golden.
    Where is the surname Golden most common?
    Wikidata records people named Golden in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Golden?
    Golden is /ˈɡoʊldən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Golden getting more or less common?
    More common. 47,839 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 49,360 in 2010, up 3.2%.
    What are other spellings of Golden?
    Goulden.
    Is Golden also a first name?
    Yes. Golden is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.