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

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* 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

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* Gaulden Manor, a country house in Tolland, Summerset, England

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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

Given name|

* Golda
* Goldy
* Goldie
* Hebrew: Zehava
* South Slavic: Zlatan, Zlata, Zlatka, Zlatica, Zlatko

Surname|

* Germanic: Gaulden, Geld, Gold, Golden, Golding, Goolden, Goulden
* South Slavic: Zlatanov, Zlatanović, Zlatev, Zlatkov, Zlatković
* East Slavic: Zolotov

Both|

* Germanic: Gould
* Hispanic: Oro
* Turkic: Altın, Altin
* Mongolian: Altan

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