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

Gole, 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 Gole surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gole in America

Gole is the 67519th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gole surname appeared 292 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 Gole.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gole 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 Gole

The surname GOLE is believed to have originated in England during the late medieval period, likely deriving from an Old English word meaning "yolk" or "yellow." This suggests that the name may have been initially a descriptive nickname referring to someone with a yellowish complexion or hair color.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name GOLE appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327, where a Hugo Gole is mentioned as a taxpayer. This indicates that the surname was already established in the West Midlands region of England by the early 14th century.

In the late 15th century, the GOLE surname is found in various records from the county of Somerset, such as the Chancery Proceedings of 1494, which mentions a John Gole. This suggests that the name had spread to other parts of southern England during this time.

The Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landowners and their holdings commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, does not contain any direct references to the surname GOLE. However, it does list several place names that may have influenced the development of the surname, such as Gole in Wiltshire and Goldhanger in Essex.

Notable individuals throughout history who bore the surname GOLE include:

1. Richard Gole (c. 1510-1570), an English Protestant clergyman and scholar who served as the Archdeacon of Middlesex.
2. John Gole (fl. 1600), an English merchant and explorer who traveled to the East Indies and authored a journal of his voyages.
3. Edward Gole (1658-1718), an English architect and surveyor best known for his work on the reconstruction of St. Paul's Cathedral in London after the Great Fire of 1666.
4. Mary Gole (1768-1836), an English writer and poet whose collection of poems, "The Rural Muse," was published in 1801.
5. William Gole (1823-1897), a British politician and Member of Parliament for the borough of Stoke-upon-Trent from 1868 to 1880.

While the surname GOLE is not among the most common in England, its historical roots can be traced back to the medieval period, and it has been borne by notable figures in various fields throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gole

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

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

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