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Gúilín · 'son of Goldewine' or 'Goldwine' (Latin 'Goldinus'), an Anglo-Saxon personal name (Woulfe, under Gúilín)

Woulfe (1923) lists Goulding under several separate entries. Under Gúilín he gives Golding and Goulding as 'son of Goldewine', an Anglo-Saxon personal name, and says that under the form of Golding it came into Ireland soon after the Anglo-Norman invasion, when the family settled in Dublin, Meath, Kildare and parts of Munster. He also prints Goulding in brackets under Mag Ualghairg and in the plain lists under Ó Gabhláin and Ó Guallachta. In 1890 Matheson counts 27 Goulding birth entries in Ireland including spelling varieties (15 spelled Goulding).

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Irish formGúilín
Meaning'son of Goldewine' or 'Goldwine' (Latin 'Goldinus'), an Anglo-Saxon personal name (Woulfe, under Gúilín)
CountiesDublin, Cork, Galway
Other spellings3

Origin of the Goulding name

Woulfe, under Gúilín: Golding, Goulding, 'son of Goldewine'; 'under the form of Golding it came into Ireland soon after the Anglo-Norman invasion when the family settled in Dublin, Meath, Kildare, and parts of Munster.'[1]

  1. 189027 Goulding birth entries in Ireland including spelling varieties (15 spelled Goulding, 9 spelled Golding).[5]

Where in Ireland

Co. DublinMatheson 1890: Goulding principally found in Dublin and Cork.[5]
Co. CorkMatheson 1890: Goulding principally found in Dublin and Cork.[5]
Co. GalwayMatheson 1890: the spelling Golding principally found in Galway.[5]

Other spellings

Golding · Golden · Goolden[1][5]

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Goulding surname: questions

What does the surname Goulding mean?

Under Gúilín, Woulfe gives Golding and Goulding as 'son of Goldewine' or 'Goldwine' (Latin 'Goldinus'), an Anglo-Saxon personal name.[1]

Is Goulding an Irish name?

Woulfe says the Golding family came into Ireland soon after the Anglo-Norman invasion and settled in Dublin, Meath, Kildare and parts of Munster. He also prints Goulding under Gaelic names: Mag Ualghairg (in brackets), Ó Gabhláin and Ó Guallachta.[1][2][3][4]

Where is the Goulding name found in Ireland?

Matheson's 1890 birth index says 'Goulding' was principally found in Dublin and Cork and 'Golding' in Galway.[5]

Is Goulding connected to Golden or Goldrick?

Woulfe prints Golden alongside Goulding under several entries, and under Mag Ualghairg he lists Goldrick and MacGoldrick forms with (Goulding, Golding, Golden) in brackets. Matheson's 1901 list gives M'Goldrick [Golden] and Goulding.[1][2][6][8]

Sources

  1. Gúilín — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/g/guilin.php
  2. Mag Ualghairg — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/mag/mag-ualghairg.php
  3. Ó Gabhláin — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/og/o-gabhlain.php
  4. Ó Guallachta — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/og/o-guallachta.php
  5. Goulding — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/goulding.php
  6. Golden (list 730) — Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1901), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/varieties/list/730.php
  7. Golding (list 732) — Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1901), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/varieties/list/732.php
  8. M'Goldrick (list 1354) — Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1901), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/varieties/list/1354.php

Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).