Explore the Family Name Golish

The meaning of Golish

1. Ukrainian (also transliterated as Golysh): nickname from the adjective holyy (Russian-oriented transliteration golyy) ‘naked, bare’. 2. Americanized form of Polish Golisz: nickname from golić ‘to shave’, probably applied as an occupational name to a barber. 3. Americanized form of East German Gohlisch: habitational name from any of several places near Leipzig and Dresden.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Golish has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 67,113th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had moved up to the 65,964th position, a rise of 1.71%. During the same period, the count of people with this surname also increased from 275 to 300, representing a growth rate of 9.09%. However, the proportion of people with the surname Golish per 100,000 population remained steady at 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,113	#65,964	1.71%
Count	275	300	9.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Golish

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Golish identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although this percentage did see a slight decrease from 96.73% to 95.33%. The Hispanic representation within this group grew significantly during this decade, increasing by 68.35% to reach 3.67% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.73%	95.33%	-1.45%
Hispanic	2.18%	3.67%	68.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%