Gildon

See also: gildon

English

Etymology

From Old English gylden (“golden”), perhaps a nickname for someone with golden hair.

Proper noun

Gildon (plural Gildons)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gildon is the 39004^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 565 individuals. Gildon is most common among Black/African American (58.58%) and White (35.22%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gildon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 42.