Gouldsmith Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Gouldsmith Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the goldsmith,' generally Latinized in Norman-the Frenchregisters.
Geoffrey Aurifaber, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter Aurifaber, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Richard le Goldsmythe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameGouldsmith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 161 | 1:2,251,298 | 140,756 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 79 | 1:308,549 | 20,627 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Gouldsmith Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the goldsmith,' generally Latinized in Norman-the Frenchregisters.
Geoffrey Aurifaber, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter Aurifaber, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Richard le Goldsmythe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Thomas Goldsmyth, goldsmyth, of Wakefield, 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes fil. Gallridi, goldsmych: ibid.
Hugo Goldsmyth, ibid.
Agnes Goldsmvche, ibid.
From the occupation of "goldsmith." In early Latin records Aurifaber. William Aurifaber witnessed a gift of land to the Hospital of Soltre c. 1250—66 (Soltre, p. 32). Ewgenius (Ewen) aurifaber was one of an inquest at Dumbarton in 1271 (RMP., p. 191), and Martin Aurifaber appears as burgess of Aberdeen in 1281 (REA., II, p. 278). Walter Aurifaber, burgess of Roxburgh in 1285 (Kelso, 219) is doubtless "Walter the goldsmith, burgess and alderman of Roxburgh," who rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 197). Rogier le orfeure French orfevre) of Berwick, also rendered homage in 1296 (ibid., II, p. 213). John Goldsmith (aurifaber) was bailie of Edinburgh in 1342 and rendered to Exchequer the accounts of the city (ER., I, p. 489,623). Gilbert Goldsmyth held a tenement in Irvine in 1426 (Irvine, I, p. 130). Johannes dictus Goldsmyth was prebendary of Crowdan (Cruden) in 1427 (REA., I, p. 228), Micael Goldsmyt was bergess of Dumfries in 1453 (Edgar, p. 226), Johannes Goldsmyth or Goldsmyt appears as a notary public in Glasgow in 1472 and 1488 (REG., p. 420,463), and possessed a land there in 1494. Andrew Goldsmyth was member of a committee in Aberdeen in 1481 (CRA., p. 41). Goldsmicht 1493, Gouldesmyth 1549.
= Goldsmith, q.v.
The great value of the commodity in which the medieval goldsmith dealt rendered him a person of consequence. No less than three tenants-in-chief under the Conqueror arc entered in Domesday under the name of Aurifaber. One of these, Otto Aurifaber, held in Essex, and his descendants, under the surname of Fitz-Otho, appear to have been hereditary mint-masters to the crown for two centuries, becoming extinct in 1282. Kelham. Ellis, Introd. The equivalent French Orfevre, and the German Goldschmid, are well-known surnames.
A name of trade; formerly in England, a banker.
Gouldsmith Demographics
Average Gouldsmith Salary in
United States
$43,856 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gouldsmith Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouldsmith Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gouldsmith is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouldsmith? popularity and diffusion
Gouldsmith is the 959,117th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. Gouldsmith is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Gouldsmith live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name Gouldsmith is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 2,251,298. In The United States Gouldsmith is most common in: Missouri, where 43 percent are found, Nevada, where 9 percent are found and South Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Gouldsmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gouldsmith has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gouldsmith last name expanded 894 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gouldsmith Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gouldsmith last name are 17.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.1% being registered to vote for the political party.
Gouldsmith earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $43,856 USD per year.
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