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
General Labourer 52
Coal Miner Hewer 42
Cotton Weaver 40
Living On Own Means 32
General Servant Domestic 31
Scholar 27
Farmer 21
Domestic Servant 20
Dress Maker 17
Coal Hewer 16
Cook Domestic 15
Cotton Spinner 15
Housemaid Domestic 13
Agricultural Labourer 13
Laundress Wash 11
At School 11
Charwoman 10
Dock Labourer 10
Boot Maker 9
Labourer General 9
Plasterer 9
School 9
Servant Domestic 9
Dressmaker 9
Laundress 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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