# Golub (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,364 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,986 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 130,603 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.2% (2,248 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Slavic surnames such as Golub or Голуб, meaning "dove". Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *golǫbь.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Golub 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) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Golub in the United States.

## People named Golub

- Gene H. Golub, American computer scientist and numerical analyst (1932-2007)
- Jeff Golub, American guitarist (1955–2015)
- Leon Golub, American artist (1922-2004)

## Similar surnames

Gallup, Gallop, Guilbeau, Gelb, Guallpa, Galvao, Gelpi, Gilboy, Guliyev.

## 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.