How common is the surname Goldstone?

1,000 people in the United States had the surname Goldstone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 308,746 Americans. It ranked 24,874th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Goldstone?

James Goldstone, American film and television director (1931-1999), followed by Jack Goldstone.

Where is the surname Goldstone most common?

Wikidata records people named Goldstone in the United States.

Is the surname Goldstone getting more or less common?

More common. 947 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,000 in 2010, up 5.6%.

The surname Goldstone

A surname, carried by 1,000 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). Goldstone is more common than 84.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,000 people named Goldstone in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 308,746 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 947.

#24,874

rank among US surnames

1,000

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #24,701)

Who is named Goldstone

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

91% of people named Goldstone identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goldstones

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Goldstone
American film and television director (1931-1999)
Jack Goldstone
American academic, born 1953

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Goldstone

Goldstone 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 Goldstone?: 1,000 people in the United States had the surname Goldstone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 308,746 Americans. It ranked 24,874th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goldstone?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Goldstone identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Goldstone?: James Goldstone, American film and television director (1931-1999), followed by Jack Goldstone.
Where is the surname Goldstone most common?: Wikidata records people named Goldstone in the United States.
Is the surname Goldstone getting more or less common?: More common. 947 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,000 in 2010, up 5.6%.