Goldsborough

== 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 North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3856). A hamlet in Lythe parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ8314). A locality in the Cairns Region of Queensland, Australia. A locality in the Shire of Loddon and the Shire of Central Goldfields, north western Victoria, 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. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goldsborough”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 60.