Goolsby
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English
Etymology
Probably a reduced form of Gooldsbury, a variant of Goldsborough.
Proper noun
Goolsby (plural Goolsbys)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Goolsby is the 4596th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7721 individuals. Goolsby is most common among White (69.28%) and Black/African American (25.27%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goolsby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66.