Goad Surname

32,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Goad Surname Definition:

Probably Good. Anglo-Saxon god.

Goad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,6541:31,1023,873
India3,0621:250,51114,519
England6811:81,8189,053
Australia4251:63,5197,625
Canada2211:166,72216,788
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Wales171:182,03112,022
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5991:40,6935,155
Wales81:196,0527,186
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3041:38,5114,562

Goad (52) may also be a first name.

Goad Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably Good. Anglo-Saxon god.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Goddi (dimin. of comp. names, as Guð-run, etc.); from the Swedish, Godha, Gohde; from the German, Göde; from the Danish, Goth; from the Flemish, Gody, Gœdde; from the French, Godde, Goudé, Got; from the Dutch, Goede, Gôtte; in the Domesday Book, Code, Godde, Gote, Goda, Goti, Gouti; personal name Walter Gode occurs in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Goad: are from Goude.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Goad Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Goad Come From? nationality or country of origin

Goad (Arabic: غواض, Hindi: गौड, Marathi: गोड) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Goad.

How Common Is The Last Name Goad? popularity and diffusion

Goad is the 32,367th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 442,877 people. The last name Goad occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Goad are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 52 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 11,654 people, or 1 in 31,102. In The United States Goad is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Goad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goad has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 894 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 167 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Goad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Goad surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Goad last name are 10.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Goad earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 21.63% more than the national average, earning R 289,032 per year; in United States they earn 7.29% less than the national average, earning $40,004 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.9% more than the national average, earning $68,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gohad891,644/
Gouad89507/
Goaid89119/
Goaud8918/
Goaad894/
Goads892/
Goadh892/
Cgoad891/
Goadd891/
Goatd891/
Ghoad891/
Goadt890/
Goa867,604/
Oad861,434/
Gohaud80301/
Gouaud80104/
Gouaid802/
Goahad801/
Ghohad801/
Ghouad801/
Ngouad801/
Goaidh801/
D'Goad801/
Goha7523,938/
Goua757,518/
Ngoa755,970/
Hoad754,553/
Oadd753,328/
Goea751,032/
Goas75890/
Goah75852/
Goay75837/
Ouad75824/
Goap75536/
Gaoa75361/
Kgoa75290/
Goat75257/
Ohad75180/
Goaz75159/
Goșa75145/
Oadh75129/
Gaod75105/
Goai7588/
Goňa7548/
Ghoa7539/
Oadt7527/
Goľa7516/
Gooa7515/
Goaj7514/
Hgoa758/
Oaid758/
Oaud757/
Oatd756/
Goau756/
Goța754/
Goaa752/
Oasd751/
Ooad751/
Goïa751/
Qgoa751/
Oajd751/
Oads750/
Gogia677,847/
Ngoua676,851/
Ouaid67930/
Gohai67725/
Gouas67692/
Ghoah67572/
Ngoat67358/
Goiya67326/
Ghoas67322/
Ouaad67292/
Goaih67244/
Goahe67243/
Goate67205/
Ngoai67198/
Gojja67177/
Gouaz67174/
Gouah67142/
Gouat67127/
Gaoud67109/
Ojhad67105/
Ngoau67104/
Ngoay6790/
Gohat6778/
Gouai6773/
Kgooa6768/
Gouay6762/
Gojia6761/
Goach6757/
Goyia6756/
N'Goa6745/
Goash6744/
Goatz6744/
Goiea6740/
Houad6737/
Gojea6730/
Gohay6728/
Goyja6727/
Nggoa6726/
Goyya6724/
Gauad6722/
Goaai6721/
Ngo'a6721/
Gojya6717/
Gaaud6715/
Ghoai6714/
Gohau6714/
Goait6713/
Gohod6712/
Geead6712/
Gouap6712/
Goais6711/
Goeat6711/
Gojha6711/
Ogiod6711/
Ouadh679/
Goats677/
Gauod677/
Gohga676/
Goass676/
Gooai675/
Goast675/
Goșea675/
Ohaid674/
Ghoea674/
Nkgoa674/
Goață674/
Ghoay674/
Goaaz674/
Goath673/
Ghoha673/
Gouau673/
Ghoat673/
Gouod673/
Gaood672/
Oyyad672/
Oahad672/
Hohad672/
Goyod672/
Ghoap672/
Gohua672/
Gahod672/
Gohaa672/
Goija672/
Oohad672/
Ghaod671/
Ghaoa671/
Gaodh671/
Goahs671/
Goatt671/
Goaus671/
Ohads671/
Goaas671/
Hoadh671/
Kgaod671/
Ouaïd671/
Ouajd671/
Ngooa671/
Nghoa671/
Gouaa671/
Gouoa671/
Goëau671/
Goaip671/
Gohha671/
Goiia671/
Gohah671/
Ohgod671/
Kgoai671/
Kgoha671/
Gaohd671/
Ohadd671/
Gghoa671/
Goood671/
Goahy670/

Goad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goad in the Marathi language
गोडgoda99.64
गोदgoda0.07
Goad in the Hindi language
गौडgauda53.13
गोड़gora15.63
गोडgoda15.63
गोंडgonda12.5
गोंड्gond3.13
Goad in the Arabic language
غواضghwad-

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