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
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
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
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
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Goldschmidt.
- Goldenberg 3,478 · U.S. census
- Golder 1,763 · U.S. census
- Goldfarb 3,559 · U.S. census
- Goldin 1,738 · U.S. census
- Goldman 24,086 · U.S. census
- Goldmann 454 · U.S. census
- Goldstein 30,429 · U.S. census
- Gole 308 · U.S. census
- Golebiewski 430 · U.S. census
- Golec 640 · U.S. census
- Golias 392 · U.S. census
- Golin 342 · U.S. census
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