| ![Show Contents]() Goulden History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of GouldenWhat does the name Goulden mean? The family name of a Jew was typically left to the individual person up until the end of the 18th century. Majority, especially in Germany and eastern Europe, still followed the custom having their father's name included in their name. Whereas, Jews in Spain, Portugal, and Italy had already adopted the practice of using fixed family names. 1 The Jewish name Goulden is an older form of Gold, and as such is generally a metronymic name, derived from the Yiddish female first name "Golde." In some cases the name was likely assumed as an ornamental name: the Yiddish "gold" means 'gold.' Goulden Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gould, Goulde, Gouldbush, Goulden, Gouldsmith and many more.
| Goulden migration to the United States | + |
Goulden Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Goulden, who arrived in Maryland in 1664 2
- Philip Goulden, who landed in Maryland in 1679 2
| Goulden migration to Australia | + |
Goulden Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. John Goulden, English convict who was convicted in York, Yorkshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Emperor Alexander"on 6th April 1833, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1843 3
- Mr. Patrick Goulden, British Convict who was convicted in Liverpool, Merseyside, England for life, transported aboard the "Dudbrook" on 17th November 1852, arriving in Western Australia 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Goulden (post 1700) | + |
- Joseph Chesley Goulden (1934-2025), American writer and political reporter
- Joseph Aloysius Goulden (1844-1915), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from New York, 1903-11, 1913-15 5
- Henry F. Goulden, American Democratic Party politician, National Democratic Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1898 6
- Richard Reginald Goulden (1876-1932), British sculptor
- Roy Leonard Goulden (b. 1937), English former professional footballer, son of Len Goulden
- Mark Goulden, British journalist and publisher
- Leonard Arthur "Len" Goulden (1912-1995), English footballer who played from 1931 to 1950, member of the England National Team (1937-1939)
- Sir John Goulden (b. 1941), British retired diplomat, Ambassador to Turkey (1992-1995), Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council (1995-2001)
- 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)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/emperor-alexander
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 23rd July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/dudbrook
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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