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The Golden Family Project encourages researchers to find their common heritage through sharing of information and dna testing. All variant spellings are welcome. If your Surname is missing and should be included, we'll be glad to add it.
While Golden is the most common spelling, there are at least 20 different variations of the name from kin with origin in Ireland and the United Kingdom. There are also some 50 variations worldwide that can become anglicized as Golden, Golding, Goulden, etc.
Many names have been anglicized ... with origin as Goldbart, Goldbaum, Goldberg, Goldberger, Goldblatt, Goldblitt, Goldblum, Goldbrunn, Golde, Golden, Goldenbaum, Goldenberg, Goldenthal, Goldfarb, Goldfeder, Goldfish, Goldfluss, Goldhaber, Goldhammer, Goldheim, Goldhirsch, Goldich, Golding, Goldkorn, Goldkrantz, Goldkraut, Goldmann, Goldmann, Goldmark, Goldner, Goldreich, Goldsand, Goldscheider, Goldschild, Goldschlag, Goldschmidt, Goldsmith, Goldstadt, Goldstaub, Goldstein, Goldstern, Goldstrand, Goldstrom, Goldzweig, Mag Ualghairg, MacGoldrick, McGoldrick, Gallen, Goldrick, Ó Goilidhe, Ó Goilín, Ó Goillín, O’Gullin, Ó Gallín
The Gaulding / Gaulden / Gauldins have roots back to John Gaulding, 1665 of St. Peters Parish, New Kent County, Virginia. At this time there is no genetic connection between the Goldens and the Gauldings, however numerous misspellings and phonetic misspellings in records make being in partnership with the Golden DNA Group Project a smart fit for we Gauldings.
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
Surnames In This Project
de Golding, Dorado, Galden, Gaulden, Gauldin, Gaulding, Goin, Going, Goings, Golan, Gold, Golder, Goldey, Goldie, Goldin, Goldinc, Golding, Goldinge, Goldney, Goldon, Goldric, Goldwin, Goldwyn, Goldy, Goldyng, Goldynge, Golemon, Golen, Golmon, Golton, Goolding, Gooldy, Gooling, Gordon, Gordy, Goulden, Goulding, Gouldinge, Gouldman, Gouldney, Gouldon, Gulden, Guldin, Guldon