Goldschmidt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Israel

Etymology of Goldschmidt

What does the name Goldschmidt mean?

The name Goldschmidt is a proud symbol of ancient Jewish culture. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources.Two of the most common types of Jewish family names are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Goldschmidt is a Jewish occupational name that was originally derived from the Old German word gold, which means gold, and was given to someone who worked with gold.

Goldschmidt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gold, Golde, Goldfarb,Goldsmidt, Goldschmidt and many more.

Goldschmidt Ranking

the United States, the name Goldschmidt is the 14,898^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Goldschmidt migration to the United States +

Goldschmidt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Goldschmidt, who arrived in America in 1778
Johann Goldschmidt, who arrived in America in 1782 2

Goldschmidt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alex Goldschmidt, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 2
Mr. J. Goldschmidt, (b. 1816), aged 25, Cornish settler departing from Falmouth aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 3 June 1841 3
Ma Goldschmidt, aged 30, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 2
Hauss Goldschmidt, aged 15, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 2
Hermann Goldschmidt, aged 26, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Goldschmidt (post 1700) +

Neil Edward Goldschmidt (1940-2024), American businessman and politician
Richard Benedikt Goldschmidt (1878-1958), German-born, American geneticist
Louis Goldschmidt, American politician, U.S. Consul in La Guaira, 1898-1904; Nantes, 1905 4
Julius Goldschmidt, American politician, Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1888 5
John Goldschmidt (1943-2025), British-Austrian film director and producer, went to the Gymnasium Wasagasse in Vienna and studied at the Czech National Film School and at The Royal College of Art's Department of Film and Television, graduated in 1968 with a Master of Arts degree
Berthold Goldschmidt (b. 1903), popular conductor of German, British, and French orchestras
Victor Mordechai Goldschmidt (1853-1933), mineralogist who created a method of naming crystals
Victor Moritz Goldschmidt (1888-1947), American geochemist
Theodor Goldschmidt (1817-1875), American chemist
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Goldschmidt family +

RMS Titanic

Mr. George B. Goldschmidt (d. 1912), aged 71, American First Class passenger from New York City, New York who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 5
Mr. Leon Goldschmidt (1881-1904), German passenger who was aboard the ship "SS Norge" when she ran aground and sunk on 28th June 1904, he died

Sources +

"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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to New York 1820 - 1891 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_new_york_1820_1891.pdf
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . 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