How common is the surname Goldman?

23,940 people in the United States had the surname Goldman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,897 Americans. It ranked 1,495th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Goldman?

William Goldman, American novelist, screenwriter and playwright (1931-2018), followed by Bo Goldman.

Where is the surname Goldman most common?

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

Is the surname Goldman getting more or less common?

Less common. 24,086 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,940 in 2010, down 0.6%.

The surname Goldman

A surname, carried by 23,940 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). Goldman is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,940 people named Goldman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,897 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,086.

#1,495

rank among US surnames

23,940

people in 2010

8.1

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,348)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,486	Jung	24,026	12,850
#1,487	Nance	24,018	12,855
#1,488	Anaya	24,017	12,855
#1,489	McKinley	24,000	12,864
#1,490	Olivares	23,982	12,874
#1,491	Newsome	23,958	12,887
#1,492	Thurman	23,950	12,891

Who is named Goldman

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

92% of people named Goldman identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goldmans

19 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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)

Notable Goldmans come mostly from the United States (18) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Goldman

Goldman 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 Goldman?: 23,940 people in the United States had the surname Goldman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,897 Americans. It ranked 1,495th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goldman?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Goldman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Goldman?: William Goldman, American novelist, screenwriter and playwright (1931-2018), followed by Bo Goldman.
Where is the surname Goldman most common?: Wikidata records people named Goldman in the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Goldman getting more or less common?: Less common. 24,086 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,940 in 2010, down 0.6%.