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    The surname Golightly

    A surname, carried by 2,171 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G423

    Golightly: #13,911 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Golightly #13,911, 2,171 people Golightly: #13,911 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Golightly #13,911, 2,171 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Golightly is more common than 91.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,171 people named Golightly in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,214 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,092.

    #13,911
    rank among US surnames
    2,171
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.8%
    change since 2000 (was #13,359)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,903Montesinos2,172142,148
    #13,911Forcier2,171142,214
    #13,916Luper2,170142,279

    Who is named Golightly

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

    81% of people named Golightly identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Golightly?
    2,171 people in the United States had the surname Golightly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,214 Americans. It ranked 13,911th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Golightly?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Golightly identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Golightly getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,092 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,171 in 2010, up 3.8%.