Goodrich Forename

536,832nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Goodrich Forename Definition:

A male name. Old English Godric, compound of God and ric ‘powerful’. It seems to be a specifically Old English name, without any corresponding Old German form. It was very common in England before the Norman Conquest. The Normans used it as a nickname for an Englishman, and called Henry I and his queen Godric and Godiva, in allusion to her English blood and his supposedly English sympathies.

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Goodrich Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
861:4,215,54655,546
Zimbabwe
100%
651:237,28913,580
Nigeria
87%
 
311:5,727,88380,246
Philippines
100%
261:4,077,28874,793
South Africa
100%
211:2,596,79370,323
Liberia
100%
131:339,38910,356
Malawi
100%
91:1,901,3689,999
Tanzania
100%
51:10,557,66441,958
Papua New Guinea
100%
41:2,038,078115,092
Mexico-21:62,072,21496,650
India-21:607,438,9864,324,298
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
England
100%
11:55,602,921189,715
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775

Goodrich (28,691) may also be a surname.

Goodrich Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Old English Godric, compound of God and ric ‘powerful’. It seems to be a specifically Old English name, without any corresponding Old German form. It was very common in England before the Norman Conquest. The Normans used it as a nickname for an Englishman, and called Henry I and his queen Godric and Godiva, in allusion to her English blood and his supposedly English sympathies. It seems to have died out in the course of the 13th and 14th C, but not before giving rise to the surnames Godrich, Goodrich, Goodrick, Goodridge. Godric, Godricus Domesday Book 1086. Godrige Hundred Rolls 1273. Godrich, Godriche Hundred Rolls 1273.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

A Teutonic name, meaning: Good and wealthy.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Goodrich Forename Popularity

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Goodre711/
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Ghodhri674/
Ngodroi674/
Addrich673/
Godrise673/
Godries672/
Goodraj672/
Goodray672/
Goodrey671/
Gadrieh671/
Gaudric671/
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Hodriec671/
Godhrei671/
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