Golding Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Golding Name Meaning: A patronymic form from 'Golda','gold',occupational for someone who worked in gold.

This would normally indicate a jeweler or gilder.Possibly a nickname for someone who held many gold possessions or had bright yellow hair.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Golding Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Golding family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 105
Living On Own Means 83
General Servant Domestic 58
Cook Domestic 52
Dress Maker 44
Scholar 39
Carpenter 32
Domestic Servant 32
Laundress Wash 32
Agricultural Labourer 31
Charwoman 28
Boot Maker 26
Housemaid Domestic 25
Servant Domestic 23
At School 22
Farmer 21
Bricklayer Labourer 19
House Maid Domestic 18
Tailoress 18
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 18
Carman 17
Tailor 17
House Painter 16
Railway Clerk 15
Butcher 14

Golding Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Golding 100% 39,044
2 Goulding 88% 20,861
3 Gilding 86% 2,514
4 Glading 71% 1,102
5 Guilding 75% 554
6 Goolding 88% 231
7 Gelding 86% 173
8 Galding 86% 169
9 Gaulding 75% 159
10 Goalding 88% 117

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The surname Golding is the most popular version of all its varients

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