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 1,020
Agricultural Labourer 170
Labourer 70
General Labourer 65
Domestic Servant 54
Dress Maker 50
Laundress 46
Coal Miner 45
General Servant 41
Boot Maker 28
No Occupation 28
General Servant Domestic 26
Carpenter 20
Charwoman 19
Shoe Maker 19
Annuitant 18
Straw Plaiter 18
Carman 17
House Keeper 17
Servant Domestic 17
Farm Labourer 16
Tailor 15
Cook Domestic Servant 14
Servant 14
Tailoress 13

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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