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
Scholar 401
Agricultural Labourer 214
House Servant 70
Labourer 64
At Home 52
Servant 48
Shoe Maker 39
Dress Maker 29
Farm Labourer 29
Coal Miner 27
Annuitant 20
General Servant 17
Laundress 17
Gardener 15
Pauper 15
Scholar At Home 15
Tailor 15
Cook 14
Farm Servant 13
Farmers Son 13
House Keeper 13
Shoe Binder 13
House Maid 11
Cabinet Maker 11
Carman 11

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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