Explore the Family Name Golz

The meaning of Golz

1. German and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Goltz 1 and 3. 2. German (Gölz): see Goelz. 3. Germanized form of Sorbian Gólc (see Goltz 2). Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Bernhard, Erwin, Friedhelm, Hans, Otto.

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

The surname Golz has shown a slight decrease in popularity over the course of a decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Golz was ranked 31,014 in terms of popularity among all surnames, but by 2010, it had moved down to rank 33,731 - a change of 8.76%. Similarly, the count of people named Golz also dropped from 708 in 2000 to 675 in 2010, indicating a 4.66% decrease. The proportion of people with the last name Golz per 100k also decreased by 11.54%, going from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,014	#33,731	-8.76%
Count	708	675	-4.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.23	-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Golz

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Golz, we see some notable changes based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of those with the surname Golz identified as White, making up approximately 97.18% of the total. By 2010, this percentage decreased slightly to 93.78%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased from 1.98% in 2000 to 2.96% in 2010. Interestingly, there was an appearance of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races in 2010, which were not present in the 2000 data. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.18%	93.78%	-3.5%
Hispanic	1.98%	2.96%	49.49%
Two or More Races	0%	1.78%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.74%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%