Explore the Family Name Golod

The meaning of Golod

1. Jewish (from Belarus) and Belorussian: nickname from golod ‘hunger’, the Russian equivalent of Belorussian holad. 2. Ukrainian and Rusyn: variant of Holod, from a Russian-oriented transliteration of holod ‘hunger’. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Vladimir, Boris, Galina, Mikhail, Yefim, Anatoly, Lev, Liliya, Oleg, Raisa, Yelizaveta, Yevgeny. Jewish Isaak, Aron, Khanan, Yakov.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Golod has seen a small rise between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 75,938th most common surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 73,005th position, reflecting a change of about 3.86%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 236 in 2000 to 266 in 2010, representing a growth rate of roughly 12.71%. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with the Golod surname per 100,000 remained static at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,938	#73,005	3.86%
Count	236	266	12.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Golod

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Golod, the Decennial U.S. Census data revealed that the majority identified as White, making up 96.61% in 2000 and slightly dropping to 95.86% in 2010. Meanwhile, individuals identifying with two or more races decreased significantly from 2.12% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. An increase was observed in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 0% in 2000 to 3.76% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with the Golod surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.61%	95.86%	-0.78%
Hispanic	0%	3.76%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.12%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%