Goulding Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Goulding Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Goulding family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 564
Coal Miner 78
Agricultural Labourer 57
Labourer 39
General Labourer 32
Dress Maker 30
Laundress 20
Domestic Servant 19
General Servant Domestic 16
General Servant 13
Cotton Weaver 13
House Keeper 12
Farmers Son 11
Annuitant 10
Bricklayer 10
Farm Labourer 10
Errand Boy 9
No Occupation 9
Servant 9
Butcher 9
Blacksmith 8
Bricklayer Labourer 8
Charwoman 8
Cotton Spinner 8
Dock Labourer 8

Goulding Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Golding 88% 39,044
2 Goulding 100% 20,861
3 Gilding 75% 2,514
4 Glading 63% 1,102
5 Guilding 75% 554
6 Goolding 88% 231
7 Gelding 75% 173
8 Galding 75% 169
9 Gaulding 88% 159
10 Goalding 88% 117

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The surname Goulding is the 2nd most popular variant of Golding.

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