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
School 422
Coal Miner Hewer 60
Labourer 41
General Labourer 29
Farmer 28
None 25
General Servant (domestic) 22
Farm Labourer 20
Cotton Weaver 20
Bricklayer 19
At Home 18
Private Means 16
Dock Labourer 14
Nil 14
Old Age Pensioner 14
Shop Assistant 14
House Keeper 13
Weaver 13
House Wife 12
Coal Miner (hewer) 12
Domestic Servant 12
Charwoman 11
Dressmaker 11
Labourer General 10
Carpenter 9

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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