Goldsborough
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English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Godel or Golda + -s- + burg (“fortress, stronghold”).
Proper noun
Goldsborough (countable and uncountable, plural Goldsboroughs)
- A village and civil parish (served by Goldsborough and Flaxby Parish Council) in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3856).
- A hamlet in Lythe parish, Scarborough district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ8314).
- A locality in the Cairns Region of Queensland, Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Goldsborough is the 19614th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 60.