Golder History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany
Israel

Golder Ranking

In the United States, the name Golder is the 14,899^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Golder migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Golder Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Golder, aged 22, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 2

Golder Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Golder, who arrived in Virginia in 1757 2

Golder Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Rudolph Golder, aged 24, who landed in New York in 1849 2
J Golder, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
David Golder, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1869 2

Golder migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Golder Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Alfred Golder, aged 28, a wheelwright, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Royal Charlie" 3

Golder migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Golder Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William Golder, aged 29, a shepherd, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bengal Merchant" in 1840 4
Margaret Golder, aged 2, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bengal Merchant" in 1840 4
William Golder, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1841

Contemporary Notables of the name Golder (post 1700) +

Stanley Golder (d. 2000), American financier and venture capitalist
Herbert Golder, American academic and co-writer of My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (2009)
Frank Alfred Golder (1877-1929), American historian, scholar
Benjamin M. Golder (1891-1946), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1925-1933)
Alan Golder (b. 1955), American burglar known as the "Dinnertime Bandit" who specialized in stealing jewellery from mansions while the home's owners were eating dinner; he served 15 years in prison, upon release started stealing again and fled to Europe where he was extradited to the US and given another 15 years in prison
Boyd Elmer Golder (1892-1978), American Democratic Party politician, Real estate broker; Utica city assessor, 1938-46; Mayor of Utica, New York, 1946-55; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952 5
Benjamin Martin Golder (1891-1946), American Republican politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1917-25 5
Hugh Golder, Canadian co-founder of the engineering firm Golder Associates in 1960, now with 8,000 employees worldwide
Douglas Golder (b. 1948), Australian silver medalist field hockey player at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Historic Events for the Golder family +

RMS Titanic

Mr. Martin W. Golder (d. 1912), aged 32, English Fireman/Stoker from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 6

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
South Australian Register Thursday 25th May 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Royal Charlie 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/royalcharlie1854.shtml
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html