How common is the surname Goldenberg?

3,561 people in the United States had the surname Goldenberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,702 Americans. It ranked 9,165th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Goldenberg?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Goldenberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Goldenberg?

Michael Goldenberg, American dramatist, followed by William Goldenberg.

Where is the surname Goldenberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Goldenberg in the United States.

Is the surname Goldenberg getting more or less common?

More common. 3,478 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,561 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Goldenberg

A surname, carried by 3,561 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goldenberg is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,561 people named Goldenberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,702 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,478.

#9,165

rank among US surnames

3,561

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,699)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,161	Tincher	3,563	86,653
#9,164	Boos	3,562	86,678
#9,165	Caston	3,561	86,702
#9,171	Stamey	3,560	86,726
#9,172	Joaquin	3,559	86,751
#9,174	Haugh	3,558	86,775

Who is named Goldenberg

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

95% of people named Goldenberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goldenbergs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Goldenberg
American dramatist, born 1965
William Goldenberg
American film editor, born 1959
Billy Goldenberg
American composer and songwriter (1936-2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Goldenberg

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

Questions

How common is the surname Goldenberg?: 3,561 people in the United States had the surname Goldenberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,702 Americans. It ranked 9,165th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goldenberg?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Goldenberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Goldenberg?: Michael Goldenberg, American dramatist, followed by William Goldenberg.
Where is the surname Goldenberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Goldenberg in the United States.
Is the surname Goldenberg getting more or less common?: More common. 3,478 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,561 in 2010, up 2.4%.