How common is the last name Golden?

47,533 people in the United States have the last name Golden, about 1 in 6,288. It ranks #702 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GOLDEN

#702

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
47,533
About
1 in 6,288
This common or more
35.7%
Who bears it

Of the 47,533 people with the last name Golden, 72% reported their origin as White, 19.1% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Golden

#700 Arellano · 47,631#701 Hensley · 47,615#703 Koch · 47,453#704 Mcdowell · 47,414

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Golden, most common first.

#16,039 Goldin · 1,747#40,048 Goulden · 591#90,519 Goldyn · 219

Also a first name

As a first name, Golden ranks #8,223 of 53,615, with 1,773 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1919, with 128 births. See Golden as a first name

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