How common is the surname Golson?

2,513 people in the United States had the surname Golson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,859 Americans. It ranked 12,378th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Golson?

Benny Golson, American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929–2024).

Where is the surname Golson most common?

Wikidata records people named Golson in the United States.

Is the surname Golson getting more or less common?

More common. 2,408 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,513 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Golson

A surname, carried by 2,513 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Golson is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,513 people named Golson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 122,859 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,408.

#12,378

rank among US surnames

2,513

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,903)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,370	Mikel	2,514	122,810
#12,378	Richer	2,513	122,859
#12,384	Barras	2,512	122,908

Who is named Golson

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

49% of people named Golson identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 49%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Golsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929–2024)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Golson

Golson has the Soundex code G425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G425.

Questions

How common is the surname Golson?: 2,513 people in the United States had the surname Golson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,859 Americans. It ranked 12,378th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Golson?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Golson identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Golson?: Benny Golson, American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929–2024).
Where is the surname Golson most common?: Wikidata records people named Golson in the United States.
Is the surname Golson getting more or less common?: More common. 2,408 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,513 in 2010, up 4.4%.