Goldsmith is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Goldsmith
No. of characters: 9
Origin: England
Meaning: The name refers to a goldsmith in English for he who forges gold or a banker

How popular is Goldsmith?

Goldsmith is common in United States.

Goldsmith is ranked 13195 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Goldsmith bearers increased by 0.6651065 per cent in 2010 US census to 16346 since 2000, the surname slipped by 183 spots and ranked at 2229. The last name was found in around 55 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79 81.27
Black 16.29 15.41
Hispanic or Latino 2.12 1.34
Others 1.74 1.17
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.54 0.47
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.31 0.34
Goldsmith is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 40017 people have been found who wears Goldsmith as their family name. Goldsmith is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,072 China7
8,582 Japan6
318,252 Ukraine6
475 Turks and Caicos Islands6
1,632 South Korea5
8,411 Costa Rica4
16,136 Kenya3
40,064 Nigeria2
12,172 Ghana2
10,267 Sri Lanka2
1,472 The Bahamas2
993 Guernsey2
405 British Virgin Islands2
19,093 Finland2
14,521 Portugal2
2,617 Cambodia2
6,353 Panama2
6,900 Oman2
48,575 Azerbaijan1
7,847 Albania1
810,193 Indonesia1
174,544 Czech Republic1
16,228 Bulgaria1
50,549 Georgia1
1,970 Grenada1
31,584 Peru1
24,460 Armenia1
3,952 Yemen1
6,820 Angola1
15,705 Cameroon1
29,595 Iran1
20,172 Hungary1
3,586 Honduras1
7,941 Guatemala1
42,479 Greece1
2,232 French Polynesia1
25,721 Egypt1
717 Bhutan1
1,819 Laos1
3,307 Malta1
19,533 Uruguay1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
5,553 Taiwan1
5,872 Namibia1
58,885 Poland1
66,560 Philippines1
3,275 Nepal1
10,958 Bangladesh1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
230 Isle of Man48
3,642 Northern Ireland48
2,494 Thailand44
212,163 Russia41
46,461 Netherlands40
43,662 Belgium30
8,720 Qatar29
23,914 Denmark20
28,338 Norway20
15,050 Singapore18
70,910 Zimbabwe11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
12,440 United Arab Emirates76
3,598 Mauritius73
32,927 Spain72
3,881 Hong Kong59
232,741 India55
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Goldsmith:
6,705 South Africa968
881 New Zealand793
1,599 Israel707
10,396 Mexico445
1,713 Scotland420
31,047 Germany336
30,009 France331
3,947 Chile261
1,854 Wales214
1,424 Jamaica196
2,996 Ireland136
53,156 Italy134
8,508 Sweden109
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Goldsmith:
865 England8,572
1,093 Australia2,882
3,507 Canada1,332
Countries with ten thousands of Goldsmith:
1,890 United States21,157
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Margaret Goldsmith from England aboard the Arrick from London on March 1, 1849 during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 19 years old when she arrived in USA. Maid Sally Goldsmith, 25 years old Woolf Goldsmith, Barbary Goldsmith (20) Milliner, Immigrant Hannah Goldsmith, John Goldsmith (33) Workman, Elizth. Goldsmith, Ann Goldsmith (25), Mary Goldsmith (22), and 1 other Goldsmith majority of whom were servant migrated to US.

Goldsmith Namesakes

  • Gavin Goldsmith characterized crucial character of Ryan in 2010 comedy flick Lobby Bar.
  • Phil Goldsmith, from 2008 crime film Lost Causes, who played Archer Keats.

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