# Golding (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/golding/  
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) | 5,321 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,394 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 58,024 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (5,064 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Golding 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) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Golding in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and England.

## People named Golding

- Henry Golding, British actor (born 1987)
- Meta Golding, American actress
- Arthur Golding, 16th-century English linguist and translator
- George Golding, Australian sprinter and hurdler (1906-1999)
- Clare Dennis, Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist (1916–1971)

## Similar surnames

Goulding, Golden, Goldman, Goldenberg, Goldner, Goldin, Gladwin, Gladden, Galdamez, Gladney, Glidden, Gwaltney.

## 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.