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

Goldsberry, 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 Goldsberry surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Goldsberry in America

Goldsberry is the 10159th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Goldsberry surname appeared 3,176 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Goldsberry.

We can also compare 2010 data for Goldsberry 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 Goldsberry

The surname Goldsberry originated in England during the medieval period. It is believed to be a locational name derived from a place called Goldsborough or Goldisbrough, which were old spellings of villages found in Yorkshire and Lancashire. These place names likely came from the Old English words 'golde' meaning 'yellow' and 'burgh' meaning 'fortified town or manor'.

One of the earliest recorded references to the surname was found in the Hundred Rolls of 1273, which documented landowners in England after the Norman Conquest. The name appeared as 'Goldesburgh' in these rolls. During the 13th and 14th centuries, other variations like 'Goldesborough', 'Goldesburghe', and 'Goldisbrough' were also seen in various records.

In the famous Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of landholdings commissioned by William the Conqueror, there were entries for places like 'Goldisburc' and 'Goluesburgh' that may have been early forms of the name's origin.

Notable individuals with the surname Goldsberry include John Goldsberry, who was born in 1638 in Warwickshire, England, and later immigrated to America. Another early American bearer of the name was William Goldsberry, born in 1668 in Yorkshire, England, who settled in Pennsylvania in the late 17th century.

In more recent history, Sanford Goldsberry was an American teacher and politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in the late 19th century. He was born in 1826 and died in 1906. Wendy Goldsberry, born in 1932, was a British actress known for her roles in television shows like Coronation Street and The Benny Hill Show.

Finally, Renée Elise Goldsberry is a contemporary American actress and singer who gained fame for her role in the Broadway musical Hamilton. She was born in 1971 and has won a Tony Award and a Grammy Award for her work in theatre.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Goldsberry

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

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 Goldsberry 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 Goldsberry 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 Goldsberry was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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