View Message

[Surname] the meaning of american surname Golin
Perhaps some of these Golin are of italian origin.
Through Ellis Island site I have noticed that some others are British
or Swedish. Could anyone tell me what is the meaning of the british or swedish surname?
vote up1vote down

Replies

Sorry ...since no other answers, I went into my Indo-European Roots book ...the only thing I got (and please remember it is often far removed) is one word meaning "shining" which lead to the word 'gold' {among others} and another that meant "to swallow" which evolved into 'glut' {among others} .... just a shot at it ...
vote up1vote down
In Italy this surname comes from Venice region. It is probably a variant of Ugolin a first name coming from a latinized form of HUGH
HUGO, in italian Ugo.

But what about the swedish GOLIN?
vote up1vote down