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 551
Agricultural Labourer 246
Labourer 76
House Servant 48
Dress Maker 46
Shoe Maker 44
Servant 39
Coal Miner 33
Laundress 30
House Keeper 26
General Servant 23
Carter 23
Farmer 18
Farm Labourer 15
Cook 15
Lace Maker 14
House Maid 14
Carpenter 14
Straw Platter 14
Farmer's Son 13
Groom 11
Pauper 11
Tailor 11
Silk Weaver 10
Housemaid 9

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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