Explore the Family Name Goldbeck

The meaning of Goldbeck

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of ten places in German-speaking lands called Goldbeck, from Middle Low German gold ‘gold’ + bek ‘stream, creek’. In many cases, the Jewish name is an ornamental construction.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Goldbeck has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 40,335 to 41,164, a change of -2.06 percent. However, the count or total number of people with this surname increased by 3.52 percent during the same period, from 511 to 529. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly by -5.26 percent, indicating that while its overall count has increased, the surname Goldbeck became slightly less common in relation to other surnames.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,335	#41,164	-2.06%
Count	511	529	3.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goldbeck

In terms of ethnicity, the Goldbeck surname primarily identifies with White ethnicity, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 93.35 percent of Goldbecks identified as White, a figure that decreased slightly to 92.25 percent by 2010. There was an introduction of Hispanic identification within the group, going from 0 percent in 2000 to 1.51 percent in 2010. Identification as Black decreased from 2.54 percent to 2.08 percent over the decade. Meanwhile, identification as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years. Those identifying as two or more races saw a slight increase from 2.54 percent to 2.65 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.35%	92.25%	-1.18%
Two or More Races	2.54%	2.65%	4.33%
Black	2.54%	2.08%	-18.11%
Hispanic	0%	1.51%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%