Explore the Family Name Golda

The meaning of Golda

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a female personal name meaning ‘gold’ (see Golde). 2. Polish (Gołda): nickname from the dialect word gołdać ‘to swill’. 3. German: variant of Gold 2 as a nickname. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Stanislaw, Zbigniew. German Helmut, Reinhard.

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How common is the last name Golda in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Golda" saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 36,328 and by 2010, it had fallen to rank 45,959 representing a change of -26.51%. The number of individuals carrying the surname also decreased from 582 in 2000 to 464 in 2010, marking a 20.27% decrease. Furthermore, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people dropped by 27.27%, from 0.22 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,328	#45,959	-26.51%
Count	582	464	-20.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.16	-27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Golda

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Golda surname is predominantly associated with the White ethnic identity. In 2000, 95.36% of those with the surname identified as White, and this figure slightly increased to 96.55% in 2010. There was no recorded change in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories over the decade. However, there was a notable decline in the Hispanic category, dropping from 2.75% in 2000 to 1.51% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more races held a small percentage in 2000 at 0.86%, but no data was recorded for this group in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.36%	96.55%	1.25%
Hispanic	2.75%	1.51%	-45.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.86%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%