The Goldberg surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 29,603 people carried this name — #1,193 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 9,960 people counted. That is down 1% from 29,968 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Goldberg surname
A surname from German, fairly common in the United States.
Borrowed from German Goldberg, from German Gold (“gold”) and Berg (“mountain”). One of the ornamental names chosen by Jews who were forced to take surnames in 18th and 19th century Germany.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Goldberg» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 614 people named Goldberg live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 310 people named Goldberg.
116 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
167 people named Goldberg have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 441 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 120 people named Goldberg live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
65 people named Goldberg live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
148 people named Goldberg are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Goldberg in American newspapers,
1892–1929.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 106,654 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Goldberg,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Gottlieb Goldberg 1727–1756 · composer -
Johannes Goldberg 1763–1828 · politician -
Yehoshua Goldberg d. 1942 · merchant
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Hadasa Goldberg d. 1942 · merchant
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Jane Costello d. 1986 · educator
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Hermann Goldberg d. 1928 · publisher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Goldberg.
- Goin 2,629 · U.S. census
- Gois 190 · U.S. census
- Gola 763 · U.S. census
- Golab 464 · U.S. census
- Golay 749 · U.S. census
- Gold 18,698 · U.S. census
- Goldenberg 3,561 · U.S. census
- Golder 1,897 · U.S. census
- Goldfarb 3,480 · U.S. census
- Goldin 1,393 · U.S. census
- Goldman 23,940 · U.S. census
- Goldmann 452 · U.S. census
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