Goleman Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

The English family name Goleman is of patronymic origin. Patronymic surnames are those names which are derived from the personal name of the father of the initial bearer of the name. Surnames which are of matronymic origin are derived from the name of the mother of the initial bearer or even a more remote female ancestor. In this particular instance, the surname Goleman is derived from the Old English personal name Goldmann, which is comprised of the name “Golda” and the modifier “man.” The surname Goleman may also be of nickname origin. Nickname family names form one of the most interesting group of surnames. They are generally derived from either a physical characteristic or personal attribute associated with the original bearer of the name. In this case, the name comes from the Old English “gull,” which means. The Goleman surname stems from two distinct Gaelic names O’Clúmháin, derived from the Irish root “clúmh,” meaning “down,” or “feathers,” and from O Colmain, derived the Latin word “columba,” which means “dove.”

Common spelling variations of the surname Goleman are Colman, Coleman, O’Colman, MacColeman, McColeman, Coalman, Coulman, Colemen, Colmen, Coalmen, Colmin, Colmen, Coulmen, Coulmin, Colemin. A few notable people that carry the Goleman surname are: Daniel Jay Goleman (b. 1946), American author, psychologist, and science journalist, former writer for The New York Times, Barbara Ann Goleman, American secondary-school teacher of English literature in Florida, winner of the National Teacher of the Year Award in 1969, Daniel Goleman (born 1946), internationally known author, psychologist, science journalist, and corporate consultant.

The surname of Goleman is the 461,659th most common surname in the World, and approximately 731 people bear this surname. The top 6 countries that have the surname of Goleman are the United States, Poland, Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia and Australia. In the United States the top 6 states that have the surname of Goleman are: Texas, Alabama, California, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Illinois.

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Blazons & Genealogy Notes

1) Gules, a chevron or, between three marigolds of the same stalked and leaved vert. Crest: A lion rampant or.