Gaulden
Gaulden is a surname of English origin. According to the Dictionary of American Family Names, Gaulden is a variant of Gauldin, which the book suggests is possibly a variant of Golden;[1] however, genetic research shows no connection to the Golden surname going back 6,000 years.[2]
According to YDNA testing, men who carry the surnames Gaulding, Gaulden, or Gauldin are SNP (single-nucleotide polymorphism) R-FTC46937. All Gaulding surname lineages connect back to a man who lived in St. Peters Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, in the 1600s, John Gaulding of New Kent.[2]
Notable people
- Mary Gaulden Jagger (1921–2007), American radiation geneticist, professor of radiology, and political activist
- Rashaan Gaulden (born 1995), American football safety
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again (stage name of Kentrell Gaulden; born 1999), American rapper
See also
- Gaulden Manor, a country house in Tolland, Summerset, England
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (20 October 2022). Dictionary of American Family Names (2nd ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 1336. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ a b Gauldin, Catherine (1 January 2024). "DNA Evidence: The possible origin of John "of New Kent" Gaulding". Gaulding Origins. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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Given names and surnames derived from the word "Gold"
Does not include compound words, such as Goldfarb
- Golda
- Goldy
- Goldie
- Hebrew: Zehava
- South Slavic: Zlatan, Zlata, Zlatka, Zlatica, Zlatko
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Gaulden. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
