Goodacre Surname
Approximately 2,831 people bear this surname
Goodacre Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at 1 the Good Field [Old English gód + æcer] 2 the God-Acre (i.e. the Churchyard) [Old English God + æcer] 3 the Goat-Field [Middle English goot, Old English gát + æcer]
Goodacre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,366 | 1:40,789 | 5,245 |
| Australia | 524 | 1:51,519 | 6,372 |
| United States | 513 | 1:706,548 | 55,809 |
| Canada | 211 | 1:174,624 | 17,463 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 960 | 1:25,391 | 3,501 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
Goodacre Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at 1 the Good Field [Old English gód + æcer] 2 the God-Acre (i.e. the Churchyard) [Old English God + æcer] 3 the Goat-Field [Middle English goot, Old English gát + æcer]
Probably German gottesaker, a burying ground (literally God's Field).-Analogous to our Churchyard, and the medieval In Cemeterio.
(English), Good field. Goodbody, Good fellow or messenger. (variant: Peabody.) Goodbow, Good boy, or archer? Goodchepe, Good market. (variant: Goedkoop.) Goodenough and Goodenow, Good enough. Goodfellow, Boon companion, or synonymous with Goethals, q. v. Goodhue, Good Hugh. Goodmadam, Patroness. (variant: Godard.)
From Goatacre; a location name in Wiltshire.
Goodacre Demographics
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Goodacre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goodacre Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goodacre occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goodacre? popularity and diffusion
Goodacre is the 154,965th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,574,195 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Goodacre live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,366 people, or 1 in 40,789. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 13 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Other than England it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.
Goodacre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Goodacre has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Goodacre surname rose 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 869 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Goodacre Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Goodacre last name is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Goodacre are 23.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.49% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Goodacre earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 416.27% more than the national average, earning R 1,226,860 per year; in United States they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $47,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.56% less than the national average, earning $49,406 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodacres | 94 | 2 | / |
| Goodachre | 94 | 0 | / |
| Goodacree | 94 | 0 | / |
| Goddacre | 88 | 6 | / |
| Goodecre | 88 | 1 | / |
| Goudacre | 88 | 1 | / |
| Goodacer | 88 | 0 | / |
| Odacre | 86 | 167 | / |
| Goodacker | 82 | 1 | / |
| Goodacher | 82 | 1 | / |
| O'Dacre | 80 | 39 | / |
| Godacer | 80 | 3 | / |
| Goodaker | 75 | 193 | / |
| Ghodasre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goudacker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godaker | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gadakre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Audacre | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gudacker | 63 | 26 | / |
| Ghodasra | 63 | 10 | / |
| Ghodaker | 63 | 5 | / |
| Ngadakre | 63 | 1 | / |
| Godashra | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ghodakher | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ghodashra | 59 | 1 | / |
| Adakre | 57 | 90 | / |
| Gadaker | 53 | 17 | / |
| Gadakri | 53 | 11 | / |
| Gudaker | 53 | 8 | / |
| Adacris | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gadasra | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gudaketr | 50 | 75 | / |
| Houdakri | 50 | 3 | / |
| Gaudaker | 50 | 2 | / |
| Adhakrie | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ghadasri | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gadagker | 50 | 1 | / |
| Guudaker | 50 | 0 | / |
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