Goldsworthy
surname · Latin script
Meaning: variant spelling of Galsworthy, a habitational name from a place in Devon named Galsworthy, possibly from Old English gagel ‘gale’, ‘bog myrtle’ + ora ‘hill slope’
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈɡoʊɫdzˌwɝði/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Goldsworthy is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- AUAustralia
- GBUnited Kingdom
- USUnited States
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
variant spelling of Galsworthy, a habitational name from a place in Devon named Galsworthy, possibly from Old English gagel ‘gale’, ‘bog myrtle’ + ora ‘hill slope’.
Sources 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Roger Goldsworthyb. 1929AUSouth Australian politician (1929–2025)
- Ashley Goldsworthyb. 1935AUAustralian computer scientist and business executive
- Bill Goldsworthyb. 1944CACanadian ice hockey player (1944-1996)
- Peter Goldsworthyb. 1951AUAustralian writer
- Kerryn Goldsworthyb. 1953AUAustralian writer
- Andy Goldsworthyb. 1956GBBritish sculptor and photographer (born 1956)
- Mark Goldsworthyb. 1956AUAustralian politician
- Adrian Goldsworthyb. 1969GBWelsh historian and author
- Anna Goldsworthyb. 1974AUAustralian classical pianist and writer
- Julia Goldsworthyb. 1978GBBritish politician (born 1978)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 21 sources across 11 countries.
Reference works 5
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Goldsworthy mean, and where does it come from?
- variant spelling of Galsworthy, a habitational name from a place in Devon named Galsworthy, possibly from Old English gagel ‘gale’, ‘bog myrtle’ + ora ‘hill slope’. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- How do you pronounce Goldsworthy?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈɡoʊɫdzˌwɝði/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Goldsworthy have the most bearers?
- Goldsworthy is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Goldsworthy”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.