Explore the Family Name Goldrick

The meaning of Goldrick

1. Irish: shortened form of McGoldrick, from Mag Ualghairg. 2. English: variant of Goldrich.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Goldrick has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 36,463rd most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 39,486th spot, marking an 8.29% decrease. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Goldrick surname also decreased from 579 in 2000 to 557 in 2010, a drop of 3.8%. The proportion per 100,000 people holding this surname also saw a decline from 0.21 to 0.19 during the same period, showing a 9.52% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,463	#39,486	-8.29%
Count	579	557	-3.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goldrick

When referring to the ethnic identity associated with the Goldrick surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data points towards a predominantly White demographic. However, there has been a minimal change in the ethnic identity distribution over the years. In 2000, the white population made up 98.27% of those with the surname, while in 2010, this percentage slightly decreased to 95.69%. During the same period, there was a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic identities within the Goldrick surname holders, both starting at 0% in 2000 and rising to 0.90% and 1.44% respectively in 2010. There was also an increase in the number of people identifying as Two or More Races, going up from 0.86% in 2000 to 1.26% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.27%	95.69%	-2.63%
Hispanic	0%	1.44%	0%
Two or More Races	0.86%	1.26%	46.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.9%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%