Gelding Family History

The Notts name is possibly a metathesized form of Gedling. Alternatively, it may derive from Middle English gelding or gilding, meaning ‘castrated man’ or ‘eunuch.’

This term has Old Scandinavian origins, specifically from geldingr, or it could refer to the same concept applied to animals, such as horses or pigs.

For a possible occupational association, one can compare Roberto Gyldhog (‘geld pig’) recorded in 1379 in the Poll Tax for Wyboston, Beds.