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

Goldsborough, 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 Goldsborough surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Goldsborough in America

Goldsborough is the 19614th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Goldsborough surname appeared 1,375 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 Goldsborough.

We can also compare 2010 data for Goldsborough 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 Goldsborough

The surname Goldsborough originated in England during the late Anglo-Saxon period. It is a locational name derived from a place called Goldsborough, a village located in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The name is believed to have been derived from the Old English words "gold" meaning golden, and "burgh" meaning a fortified town or manor.

The earliest known record of the name Goldsborough can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Gouldesburc." This entry refers to a manor located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which was held by a Norman knight named Ralph.

In the 13th century, there is a record of a Roger de Goldesburgh, who was a landowner in Yorkshire. Another early bearer of the name was Sir John Goldsborough, a prominent knight who fought in the Wars of the Roses during the 15th century.

During the 16th century, the name appears in various records, including those of Richard Goldsborough, who was born in 1535 and served as a Member of Parliament for the city of York.

One of the most notable figures with the surname Goldsborough was John Goldsborough (1610-1670), an English Puritan minister and writer. He was a prominent figure during the English Civil War and served as chaplain to Oliver Cromwell's army.

In the 18th century, Robert Goldsborough (1738-1805) was a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War. He later became a Member of Parliament for the borough of Eye in Suffolk.

Another notable bearer of the name was Charles Goldsborough (1765-1834), an American naval officer who served in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812.

In the 19th century, John Goldsborough Ravenscroft (1772-1830) was an American bishop of the Episcopal Church who served as the sixth Bishop of Virginia.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in the United States can be found in the records of Calvert County, Maryland, where a family by the name of Goldsborough settled in the late 17th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Goldsborough

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

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

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