Goodale Surname
Approximately 5,892 people bear this surname
Goodale Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Goldale,' now Gowdall, a township in the parish of Snaith, Yorkshire, formerly Goldale.
Villa de Goldale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
This surname has ramified and spread in a remarkable manner.
Read More About This SurnameGoodale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,630 | 1:78,285 | 8,939 |
| England | 539 | 1:103,373 | 10,862 |
| Canada | 516 | 1:71,406 | 8,144 |
| Australia | 104 | 1:259,574 | 23,725 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 311 | 1:78,377 | 8,472 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,575 | 1:31,885 | 3,836 |
Goodale (10) may also be a first name.
Goodale Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Goldale,' now Gowdall, a township in the parish of Snaith, Yorkshire, formerly Goldale.
Villa de Goldale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
This surname has ramified and spread in a remarkable manner.
Johannes Godhale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Ricardus de Goldall, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Godhall, 1379: ibid.
Agnes Godhall, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
Johannes Gudhall, 1379: ibid.
1635. Married — Thomas Goodall and Alice Fluen: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) belonging to Goodall, prob. the present - day Gowdall (Yorks), which is apparently the Godhall and Gud- hall of the Yorks Poll-Tax (A.D. 1379) = God(a)’s Hall [Old Northern English hall, a hall]
(English) A nickname meaning “good ale," given to a brewer who makes good ale; variant of Goodall, q.v.
Is probably local, being not Good-ale, but Goo-dale.
GOODALLE: A corruption of good hall.
Good—hall, a fine hall or mansion; or good—ale.
The same as Woodhall; from Woodhall, name of a parish co. Lincoln, and of places in several counties.
Roger Godel of Normandy, 1198 and 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Ralph Godhale of England, 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis); Alicia Godehil, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Goodale Demographics
Average Goodale Salary in
United States
$46,580 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Goodale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goodale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goodale occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goodale? popularity and diffusion
The surname Goodale is the 82,288th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,236,854 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Goodale live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,630 people, or 1 in 78,285. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent live, Nevada, where 8 percent live and Massachusetts, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.
Goodale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Goodale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goodale last name grew 294 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goodale Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Goodale surname are 11.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.46% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Goodale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.72% more than the national average, earning R 379,560 per year; in United States they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $46,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.31% more than the national average, earning $52,820 CAD per year.
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Goodale Reference & Research
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