How common is the surname Goldston?

2,099 people in the United States had the surname Goldston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,092 Americans. It ranked 14,268th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Goldston?

Daniel Goldston, American mathematician, followed by Lori Goldston.

Where is the surname Goldston most common?

Wikidata records people named Goldston in the United States.

Is the surname Goldston getting more or less common?

More common. 2,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,099 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Goldston

A surname, carried by 2,099 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G432

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goldston is more common than 91.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,099 people named Goldston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,092 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,051.

#14,268

rank among US surnames

2,099

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,580)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,264	Puls	2,101	146,952
#14,267	Petrus	2,100	147,022
#14,268	Devaughn	2,099	147,092
#14,274	Gillian	2,098	147,162

Who is named Goldston

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

50% of people named Goldston identified as white (not Hispanic), 43% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 50%
Black (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goldstons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Daniel Goldston
American mathematician, born 1954
Lori Goldston
American musician, born 1963

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Goldston

Goldston has the Soundex code G432, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G432.

Questions

How common is the surname Goldston?: 2,099 people in the United States had the surname Goldston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,092 Americans. It ranked 14,268th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goldston?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Goldston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 43% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Goldston?: Daniel Goldston, American mathematician, followed by Lori Goldston.
Where is the surname Goldston most common?: Wikidata records people named Goldston in the United States.
Is the surname Goldston getting more or less common?: More common. 2,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,099 in 2010, up 2.3%.