Goldsmith Family History
Goldsmith Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a worker in gold from Middle English goldsmith Old English goldsmith ‘goldsmith’ a compound of gold ‘gold’ + smith ‘smith’. Americanized form (translation into English) of Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German Goldschmidt and also of its Dutch equivalent Goldsmit.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022