As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

GOLD. A personal or baptismal name. Golde and Goldus occur in Domesd., and Gold, in the H.R., had become a surname. Asa baptismal name it was in use in the XIV. cent., when Gold le Blodleter is found as the designation of an inhabitant of Yarmouth. Papers Norf. Arch. Soc. iv, 253,

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Religion of origin: Jewish

Language of origin: Hebrew

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