Find out how popular the last name Goldrick is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Goldrick.

Goldrick, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Goldrick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Goldrick in America

Goldrick is the 39486th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Goldrick surname appeared 557 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Goldrick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Goldrick to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Goldrick

The surname Goldrick has its origins in Ireland, emerging during the medieval period. It is an anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic name "O'Goldrick," which itself is derived from the personal name "Goltrai," composed of the elements "goll" meaning "an injury" and "trai" meaning "beach or strand."

The name is thought to have first appeared in County Sligo, where the O'Goldrick clan held lands and wielded influence. Early references to the name can be found in the Annals of the Four Masters, a chronicle of medieval Irish history compiled in the 17th century. One entry from the year 1328 mentions "O'Goldrick, Chief of Calry," referring to a territory in County Sligo.

In the 16th century, the Anglicization of Irish names became more common, with the prefix "O'" often being dropped. This gave rise to the spelling "Goldrick" as it is known today. One of the earliest documented instances of this spelling can be found in the Fiants of the Tudor Sovereigns, a collection of administrative records from the 16th century, which mentions a "Donell Goldricke" in County Sligo.

Over the centuries, the Goldrick name has been associated with various notable individuals. In the 17th century, Theobald Goldrick was a prominent lawyer and judge who served as a Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland. James Goldrick (1786-1848) was an Irish politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament for County Longford.

In more recent times, James Goldrick (1958-) is an Australian naval officer who served as Chief of Navy and Vice Admiral in the Royal Australian Navy. Michael Goldrick (1964-) is an American author and professor of English literature at Stanford University, known for his works on Irish literature and culture.

Other examples of individuals with the Goldrick surname include Patrick Goldrick (1804-1879), an Irish Catholic priest and writer, and John Goldrick (1905-1991), an Australian politician who served as a Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Goldrick

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Goldrick.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Goldrick was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Goldrick has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Goldrick was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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