Goolsby

English

Etymology

Probably a reduced form of Gooldsbury, a variant of Goldsborough.

Proper noun

Goolsby (plural Goolsbys)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goolsby is the 4596^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66.