Gold: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Gold is a branch of the Gould name tree. Read literally, Gold points to “Golden, or goldsmith”.

How the spelling arose

Before spelling was fixed, Gould was also written Gold. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Goold and Goulde.

18,698 Americans were listed as Gold in the 2010 census. From 1891 to 2000, 175 births in France were registered under Gold. There were 10 such births in the 1890s and 18 in the 1990s.

Gold coat of arms

There is no single Gold family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

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