| ![Show Contents]() Gouldsmith History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of GouldsmithWhat does the name Gouldsmith 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 Gouldsmith 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.' Gouldsmith Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gould, Goulde, Gouldbush, Goulden, Gouldsmith and many more.
| Gouldsmith migration to the United States | + |
Gouldsmith Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Arthur Gouldsmith, who landed in Virginia in 1623 2
- Nicholas Gouldsmith, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1624 2
- John Gouldsmith, who arrived in Maryland in 1650 2
- Elizabeth Gouldsmith, who arrived in Maryland in 1661 2
- George Gouldsmith, who landed in Maryland in 1661 2
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Gouldsmith Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Richard Gouldsmith, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1821 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gouldsmith (post 1700) | + |
- Lieutenant Leonard Frank Gouldsmith (1890-1915), Canadian soldier killed in action at Somme, France, recipient of the Croix de Guerre and the Military Medal
- Harriet Gouldsmith (1787-1863), English landscape painter and etcher
- Frank Gouldsmith Speck (1881-1950), American anthropologist
- 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)
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