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Goldring History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

United States Canada Australia West Indies

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Goldring History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Goldring surname is thought to have come from the Middle English words "gold," and "ring." As such it was most likely originally a nickname for someone who wore a gold ring.

Early Origins of the Goldring family

The surname Goldring was first found in Bedfordshire (Old English: Bedanfordscir), located in Southeast-central England, formerly part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1227 when Gilbert Goldring held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Goldring family

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Goldring Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Goldring, Goldrin, Gouldring, Goldryng, Goldryngge, Goldoury and many more.

Early Notables of the Goldring family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Goldring family of Bedfordshire

Goldring migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Goldring Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Goldring, who settled in Maryland in 1758

Goldring Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Goldring, who landed in America in 1832 1
James Goldring, who arrived in America in 1832 1
George Goldring, who arrived in America in 1845 1

Goldring migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Goldring Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

James Goldring, who settled in Montreal with his wife Sarah and their seven children in Montreal in 1832
Henry Goldring, Mary Goldring and their children, who arrived in Canada in 1832

Goldring migration to Australia +

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

Goldring Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Frederick Goldring, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Prince George" in 1838 2
Sarah Goldring, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Prince George" in 1838 2
Caroline Goldring, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Trafalgar" in 1849 3

Goldring migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4

Goldring Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Jane Goldring, a bonded passenger, who settled in Barbados in 1693

Contemporary Notables of the name Goldring (post 1700) +

Danny Goldring (1946-2022), American film, stage and television actor, best known for playing former homicide detective and Tom Kane's childhood friend Ryan Kavanaugh in the television series Boss
Edwin Goldring, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956 5
Sir John Bernard Goldring (b. 1944), English High Court judge
Douglas Goldring (1887-1960), English writer and journalist
Blake C. Goldring, Canadian recipient of the Order of Ontario for 2023
Mary Goldring, British business journalist and broadcaster
Peter Goldring (b. 1944), Canadian politician, member of the Canadian House of Commons
Ellen Goldring, Professor of Educational Policy and Leadership at Vanderbilt University

Citations +

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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) PRINCE GEORGE 1838. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1838PrinceGeorge-London.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The TRAFALGAR 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Trafalgar.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html