# Goldman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/goldman/  
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) | 23,940 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,495 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,897 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.6% (24,086 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Goldman 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Goldman in the United States and Brazil.

## People named Goldman

- William Goldman, American novelist, screenwriter and playwright (1931-2018)
- Bo Goldman, American screenwriter (1932–2023)
- Marcus Goldman, American banker (1821-1904)
- Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic, American neuroscientist (1937–2003)
- Alvin Goldman, American philosopher (1938–2024)
- James Goldman, American screenwriter, playwright, novelist (1927-1998)
- Gary Goldman, American film director and producer (born 1944)
- Ron Goldman, American waiter and murder victim (1968–1994)
- Edward Alphonso Goldman, American zoologist (1873-1946)
- Craig Goldman, American politician (born 1968)
- Alberto Goldman, Brazilian politician (1934-2019)
- Hetty Goldman, American archaeologist (1881–1972)

and 7 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Gladman, Golden, Golding, Goldenberg, Goulding, Goldner, Goldin, 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.