Goldyn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England
• Ireland
• Scotland

Etymology of Goldyn

Goldyn is one of the oldest family names to come from the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from the son of Goldwin. In Old English, patronyms were formed by adding a variety of suffixes to personal names, which changed over time and from place to place. For example, after the Norman Conquest, sunu and sune, which meant son, were the most common patronymic suffixes. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the most common patronymic names included the word filius, which meant son. By the 14th century, the suffix son had replaced these earlier versions. Surnames that were formed with filius or son were more common in the north of England and it was here that the number of individuals without surnames was greatest at this time.

Early Origins of the Goldyn family

Early History of the Goldyn family

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Goldyn Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Goldyn has undergone many spelling variations, including Golden, Goldin, Goulden, Gouldin, Goulton and many more.

Early Notables of the Goldyn family

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Migration of the Goldyn family to Ireland

Some of the Goldyn family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Goldyn family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Goldyn were among those contributors: George Golden settled in Virginia in 1652; Thomas Golden settled in New York in 1820; Hannah, Hugh, James, John, Michael, Patrick, Thomas and William Golden, arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.