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.
Discover how your Goldsmith ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 25 |
Buckinghamshire | 7 |
Berkshire | 11 |
Cambridgeshire | 13 |
Channel Islands | 0 |
Cheshire | 4 |
Cornwall | 8 |
Cumberland | 7 |
Derbyshire | 9 |
Devon | 5 |
Dorset | 6 |
Durham | 17 |
Essex | 60 |
Gloucestershire | 7 |
Hampshire | 96 |
Herefordshire | 1 |
Hertfordshire | 54 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
Isle of Man | 103 |
Kent | 517 |
Lancashire | 56 |
Leicestershire | 3 |
Lincolnshire | 2 |
London | 601 |
Middlesex | 50 |
Northumberland | 13 |
Norfolk | 230 |
Northamptonshire | 0 |
Nottinghamshire | 13 |
Oxfordshire | 3 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
Shropshire | 0 |
Suffolk | 368 |
Somerset | 5 |
Surrey | 41 |
Sussex | 590 |
Staffordshire | 28 |
Warwickshire | 9 |
Westmorland | 0 |
Wiltshire | 7 |
Worcestershire | 4 |
Yorkshire | 34 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 3 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 1 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 0 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 363 |
Agricultural Labourer | 174 |
House Servant | 57 |
Labourer | 42 |
Farm Labourer | 35 |
At Home | 31 |
Servant | 27 |
Dress Maker | 26 |
Laundress | 25 |
General Servant | 25 |
House Keeper | 24 |
Scholar At Home | 23 |
Gardener | 15 |
Mariner | 13 |
Carpenter | 13 |
Tailor | 13 |
Annuitant | 13 |
Shoe Maker | 13 |
Shoe Binder | 12 |
Groom | 11 |
Brick Maker | 11 |
Pauper | 11 |
Grocer | 10 |
Nurse | 10 |
Employed At Home | 9 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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William Goldsmith | 1,993 |
Mary Goldsmith | 1,864 |
John Goldsmith | 1,616 |
George Goldsmith | 1,584 |
Elizabeth Goldsmith | 1,292 |
Thomas Goldsmith | 1,104 |
Sarah Goldsmith | 1,046 |
James Goldsmith | 932 |
Charles Goldsmith | 885 |
Henry Goldsmith | 790 |
Ann Goldsmith | 566 |
Edward Goldsmith | 563 |
Jane Goldsmith | 551 |
Alice Goldsmith | 546 |
Ellen Goldsmith | 541 |
Frederick Goldsmith | 522 |
Eliza Goldsmith | 483 |
Alfred Goldsmith | 473 |
Emma Goldsmith | 470 |
Emily Goldsmith | 446 |
Joseph Goldsmith | 436 |
Annie Goldsmith | 413 |
Robert Goldsmith | 360 |
Arthur Goldsmith | 355 |
Edith Goldsmith | 320 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Goldsmith | 100% | 35,743 |
2 | Gouldsmith | 90% | 464 |
The surname Goldsmith is the most popular version of all its varients