Goldsborough

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Godel or Golda + -s- + burg (“fortress, stronghold”).

Proper noun

Goldsborough (countable and uncountable, plural Goldsboroughs)

1. A village and civil parish (served by Goldsborough and Flaxby Parish Council) in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3856).
2. A hamlet in Lythe parish, Scarborough district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ8314).
3. A locality in the Cairns Region of Queensland, Australia.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goldsborough is the 19614^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1375 individuals. Goldsborough is most common among White (67.93%) and Black/African American (25.31%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goldsborough”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 60.