Explore the Family Name Goudelock

The meaning of Goudelock

1. Scottish: presumably a nickname for someone with curly yellow hair. 2. Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Mendel.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Goudelock has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 61,376th most popular surname and increased to 61,297th position in 2010, representing a minor change of 0.13%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 306 in 2000 to 328 in 2010, marking a growth of 7.19%. However, the proportion of people per 100k with the Goudelock surname remained constant at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,376	#61,297	0.13%
Count	306	328	7.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goudelock

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity breakdown of those bearing the Goudelock last name. In terms of ethnicity, there were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic within the time frame. The percentage of Goudelocks identifying as White decreased slightly from 54.90% in 2000 to 51.83% in 2010. Those identifying as Black saw a small rise from 40.85% to 42.68% during the same period. The proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races also increased by 16.58%, moving from 3.92% in 2000 to 4.57% in 2010. No American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity identification was found for the Goudelock surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	54.9%	51.83%	-5.59%
Black	40.85%	42.68%	4.48%
Two or More Races	3.92%	4.57%	16.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%