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Where did the Scottish Goudie family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Goudie family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

Scottish history reveals Goudie was first used as a surname by the Strathclyde-Briton people. It was a name for someone who lived in Edinburghshire, where the family was found since the early Middle Ages. Goudie is an ancient Scottish name that evolved from the Goldie, which derives from the Old English personal name Gold.

It is only in the last few hundred years that rules have developed and the process of spelling according to sound has been abandoned. Scottish names from before that time tend to appear under many different spelling variations. Goudie has been spelled Goudie, Gouday, Goudey, Goudy, Gowdy, Gowdie, Gadie, Goodie, Gady and many more.

First found in Edinburghshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

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  • Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
  • Known spelling variations
  • Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
  • Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
  • First settlers to North America
  • Notable contemporary bearers of the name
  • A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)

Unwelcome in their beloved homeland, many Scots sailed for the colonies of North America. There, they found land and freedom, and even the opportunity to make a new nation in the American War of Independence. These Scottish settlers played essential roles in the founding of the United States, and the shaping of contemporary North America. Among them: Thomas Gowdy, who was on record at Long Cane in Abbeyville, South Carolina in 1756; James Gaddy, who came to Canada in 1791; Alexander Goudey who settled in New England in 1792.

Motto Translated: Honesty.

For more information on the last name Goudie, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Some noteworthy people of the name Goudie
  • Frank "Big Boy" Goudie (1899-1964), an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist
  • Chuck Goudie (b. 1956), American television journalist
  • Gordon Goudie (b. 1987), Scottish cricketer
  • Joe Goudie (b. 1939), broadcaster for the CBC
  • Rev. John Goudie, of St. Columba's Church of Scotland
  • Hon. William Goudie, Tasmania
  • Andrew Shaw Goudie (b. 1945), Master of St Cross College, Oxford, England
  • Kathy Goudie, former Canadian politician
  • Mary Teresa Goudie (b. 1946), Baroness Goudie, Labour member of House of Lords
  • Sandra Goudie (b. 1952), New Zealand politician


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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist


We have researched the Goudie family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline


Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements


In the Goudie coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate


We encourage you to study the Goudie genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Goudie Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Goudie Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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