How common is the surname Golding?

5,321 people in the United States had the surname Golding in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,024 Americans. It ranked 6,394th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Golding?

Henry Golding, British actor (born 1987), followed by Meta Golding.

Where is the surname Golding most common?

Wikidata records people named Golding in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States and 1 other country.

Is the surname Golding getting more or less common?

More common. 5,064 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,321 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Golding

A surname, carried by 5,321 people in the United States.

2 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). Golding is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,321 people named Golding in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,024 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,064.

#6,394

rank among US surnames

5,321

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,221)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,391	Elwell	5,326	57,969
#6,392	Schroder	5,325	57,980
#6,393	McMillin	5,323	58,002
#6,394	Golding	5,321	58,024
#6,395	Babbitt	5,320	58,035

Who is named Golding

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

76% of people named Golding identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goldings

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry Golding
British actor (born 1987)
Meta Golding
American actress, born 1971
Arthur Golding
16th-century English linguist and translator, 1536–1606
George Golding
Australian sprinter and hurdler (1906-1999)
Clare Dennis
Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist (1916–1971)

Notable Goldings come mostly from Australia (2), the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Golding

Golding 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 Golding?: 5,321 people in the United States had the surname Golding in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,024 Americans. It ranked 6,394th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Golding?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Golding identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Golding?: Henry Golding, British actor (born 1987), followed by Meta Golding.
Where is the surname Golding most common?: Wikidata records people named Golding in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States and 1 other country.
Is the surname Golding getting more or less common?: More common. 5,064 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,321 in 2010, up 5.1%.