Gildon
See also: gildon
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English gylden (“golden”), perhaps a nickname for someone with golden hair.
Proper noun
editGildon (plural Gildons)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gildon is the 39004th 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
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gildon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 42.