Goldfeld (surname)
Goldfeld is a Jewish East European surname, common among Ashkenazi Jews. Its meaning is 'gold field', probably referring to corn or wheat fields. Goldfelds in the western hemisphere mostly come from what is now known as Ukraine.
Notables Goldfelds are:
- Dorian M. Goldfeld (born 1947), American mathematician
- Ester Goldfeld (born 1993), American tennis player
- Julius Goldfeld (1860–1937), German lawyer and politician (article in German)
- Otto Goldfeld-Zeltinsh (1889–1941), German-Russian officer of Latvian and German army (article in Russian)
- Stephen Goldfeld (1940–1955), American economist
See also
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