| ![Show Contents]() Gordin Surname History
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Israel
Etymology of GordinWhat does the name Gordin mean? With the pressure to have a fixed surname, Jews sought out interesting ways to name themselves. Some gathered at the synagogue and the rabbi opened a prayer book, the first word on a page was then offered to a family, and so on. Some took names from popular characters in literature. While others created matronymic and patronymic names with suffixes like -sohn, -ov, -kin, etc to denote “descendant of”. 1 The Jewish origin of Gordin is thought to be an East Ashkenazic name, but its source is disputed. Some suggest Gordin is a habitation name derived from the city of Grodno in Belaruss. Others point toward the Russian word for town, "gorod." Gorodin, then, means "townsman," which could have then become Gordin and Gordon. Gordin Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gordon, Gordin, Godonoff, Gordonowitz and many more.
| Gordin migration to the United States | + |
Gordin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Gordin, who landed in Maryland in 1680 2
Gordin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- William Gordin, who arrived in Virginia in 1705 2
| Gordin migration to Canada | + |
Gordin Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Mr. Jacques Gordin, French settler travelling to Canada to work for Jean Bourdon, arriving on 17th June 1661 3
- Mr. Jean Gordin, French settler travelling to Canada to work for Jean Bourdon, arriving on 17th June 1661 3
- Kaganoff, Benzion C. A Dictionary of Jewish names and their history. Schocken Books, 1977. Digital
- 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)
- Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
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