The Golder surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,897 people carried this name — #15,442 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 156,300 people counted. That is up 8% from 1,763 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
235 people named Golder have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 249 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 93 people named Golder.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
41 people named Golder live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 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 print
Golder in American newspapers,
1909–1910.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,140,475 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Golder,
with a public archive behind them.
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C. Golder 1849–1922 · parson -
Benjamin M. Golder 1891–1946 · lawyer -
Jane Rolfe Golder d. 1849
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Caroline Golder d. 1892
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Hans Golder 1488–1539 · mayor
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Martin William Golder 1876–1912
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Golder.
- Gola 763 · U.S. census
- Golab 464 · U.S. census
- Golay 749 · U.S. census
- Gold 18,698 · U.S. census
- Goldberg 29,603 · U.S. census
- Goldenberg 3,561 · 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
- Goldschmidt 1,680 · U.S. census
- Goldstein 29,938 · U.S. census
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