What We Know About the Gołąb Surname

Start with the numbers and the Gołąb surname comes into focus. 464 Americans were listed as Gołąb in the 2010 census. That puts it among the top 50,000 US surnames. French birth records list 159 children named Gołąb between 1891 and 2000.

• Wikidata records Gołąb as a Polish family name.
• Where a surname's origin is uncertain, as with Gołąb, the best clues come from your own ancestors' parish and civil records.

Gołąb coat of arms

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Gołąb family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them. Research your Gołąb family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.