Goldsmith Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Goldsmith Name Meaning: Occupational for a worker in gold. Gold 'gold' + smith-a derivative of 'smitan',meaning 'to strike'.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.Metal-working required very specialist skills & were essential.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Goldsmith Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Goldsmith family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 835
Agricultural Labourer 114
General Labourer 90
Living On Own Means 54
Domestic Servant 52
Dress Maker 37
Living On Her Own Means 37
General Servant Domestic 34
Labourer 32
Laundress 30
Gardener 25
House Keeper 23
General Servant 23
Carpenter 22
Farmer 22
Farm Labourer 20
Cook Domestic Servant 18
Clerk 18
Carman 17
Brick Layer 15
Baker 15
Cook 14
Tailor 14
Painter 13
Porter 13

Goldsmith Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Goldsmith 100% 35,743
2 Gouldsmith 90% 464

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

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