# Goldsmith (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/goldsmith/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,346 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,229 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,888 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.7% (16,238 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From goldsmith.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Goldsmith 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) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Goldsmith in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Ireland, France and Australia.

## People named Goldsmith

- Oliver Goldsmith, Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician (d. 1774)
- Jerry Goldsmith, American film composer (1929–2004)
- Joel Goldsmith, American composer of film, television, and video game music (1957-2012)
- William Goldsmith, American musician
- Edward Goldsmith, British environmentalist, writer and philosopher (1928–2009)
- Paul Goldsmith, American racing driver (1925–2024)
- Jonathan Goldsmith, American actor (born 1938)
- Kenneth Goldsmith, American poet and visual artist
- Cele Goldsmith Lalli, American editor (1933–2002)
- Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr., American television pioneer (1910–2009)
- Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith, British barrister (born 1950)
- Marshall Goldsmith, American author of leadership and management literature

and 6 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Goldstein, Goldston, Goldschmidt, Goldsby, Goldsborough, Goldsworthy, Goldstone, Gulledge, Goldsberry, Gladstone, Goltz, Gladson.

## 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.