Goldschmidt surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Goldschmidt surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,646 people carried this name — #16,147 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 163,900 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 148 people named Goldschmidt.

51 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 51
Haut-Rhin 41
Paris 31
Moselle 4
Hauts-de-Seine 2
Yvelines 2
Savoie 2
Bas-Rhin 2
Meurthe-et-Moselle 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

92 people named Goldschmidt live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where they live today

Zurich 27
Basel-Stadt 14
Aargau 10
Basel-Landschaft 10
Vaud 10
Lucerne 8
Jura 5
Schwyz 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

38 people named Goldschmidt have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 60 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where they live today

Pomeranian 26
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 6
Silesian 4
Lower Silesian 2

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 22 people named Goldschmidt 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 Brussels-Capital.

Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 22

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Goldschmidt is.
A volume says what happened to it.

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