Surname Spotlight: Goslin

If your family name is Goslin, its origin lies with Gosling, a long-established English surname. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “from Gocelin, or young goose”. Goslin is listed among the recognised spellings of Gosling. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. You may also find the name written Joslin.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Goslin with 1,743 bearers, at rank 16,481. From 1891 to 2000, 337 births in France were registered under Goslin. Births under the name grew in the later decades.

There is no single Goslin family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. For the full story, order the Goslin surname pack.