# Goulding (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/goulding/  
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) | 2,393 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,865 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 129,020 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.5% (2,269 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Goulding 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Goulding in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Goulding

- Edmund Goulding, British director and screenwriter (1891–1959)
- Chris Goulding, Australian basketball player (born 1988)
- Alfred J. Goulding, American film director (1885–1972)
- Ray Goulding, American actor and comedian (1922-1990)

## Similar surnames

Golding, Golden, Goldman, Goldenberg, Goldner, Goldin, Gladden, Galdamez, Gladney, Glidden, Gwaltney, Gleaton.

## 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.