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ˈgɒl igol·ly

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GOLLY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Golly is ranked #57639 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Golly surname appeared 353 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Golly.

    91.2% or 322 total occurrences were White.
    4.8% or 17 total occurrences were Black.
    1.9% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of golly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of golly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of golly in a Sentence

  1. Mark McCullough:

    Oil and gas has a ton of weight, and by darn they wanted their credit, by golly they got their credit.

  2. John Kuse:

    Well golly, that was a lot of fun.

  3. Shawn Pleasants:

    She's quite charismatic and a persuasive leader, and when she wants to do something, she does it, by golly. She's an angel.

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