Goldschmidt — Family Name, Records and Arms

Goldschmidt belongs to the Goldsmith family of names, which has English roots. Its meaning, shared with Goldsmith, is “Worker in gold”.

Spelling and variants

Records show Goldschmidt as one of the forms Goldsmith took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. You may also find the name written Gouldsmith and Gildsmith.

1,680 Americans were listed as Goldschmidt in the 2010 census. 368 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Goldschmidt name at birth. Births ran at 31 in 1891–1900 and 37 in 1991–2000.

Goldschmidt coat of arms

Arms linked to Goldsmith and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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