Goodale Surname

82,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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.

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Goodale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6301:78,2858,939
England5391:103,37310,862
Canada5161:71,4068,144
Australia1041:259,57423,725
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3111:78,3778,472
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5751:31,8853,836

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A nickname meaning “good ale," given to a brewer who makes good ale; variant of Goodall, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Is probably local, being not Good-ale, but Goo-dale.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

GOODALLE: A corruption of good hall.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Good—hall, a fine hall or mansion; or good—ale.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The same as Woodhall; from Woodhall, name of a parish co. Lincoln, and of places in several counties.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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).

The Norman People (1874)

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodayle93146/
Goodalle9318/
Goodaile936/
Gooddale933/
Goodalee931/
Goodhale930/
Goodaley930/
Goodgale930/
Godale92815/
Goodal9263/
Goodall8627,735/
Godhale86877/
Godalle86560/
Goudale86175/
Goddale86143/
Ghodale86121/
Goodala8691/
Godales8633/
Goodgal8625/
Goodahl8618/
Goodali8617/
Goodeal8611/
Godaale862/
Goodalt862/
Goodole862/
Goodele862/
Godahle861/
Godalez861/
Goodald861/
Gooddal861/
Goodhal861/
Ngodale861/
Godalie861/
Gosdale860/
Goodail860/
Godal831,239/
Odale83209/
Goodhall80812/
Goudalle80263/
Goodgall80108/
Goodhile8095/
Goodalis809/
Ghodhale804/
Gooddall803/
Godaalee803/
Goodahll803/
Godayale802/
Godalepp801/
Godhalee801/
Godiyale801/
Goodaala801/
Ngoudale801/
Goudaley801/
Goutdale801/
Ghodaleh801/
Goodaill800/
Gooddole800/
Godala772,785/
Gadale772,168/
Goudal771,381/
Gudale771,354/
Godali77211/
Godall77210/
Godole77164/
Godail77124/
Godald77121/
Godele7787/
Odales7786/
Ghodal7779/
Godhal7766/
Godeal7758/
Godaly7751/
Goidal7734/
Osdale7732/
Odhale7730/
Hodale7730/
Oodala7716/
Godile779/
Odeale778/
Gosdal778/
Oudale776/
Odaley775/
Goddal775/
Odaule773/
Gohdal773/
Odaler772/
Odalle771/
Ohdale771/
Godgal771/
Ojdale771/
Odalie771/
Godaul771/
Odaile771/
Goedal770/
Godailler7528/
Goochdali751/
Goodhalla751/
Godaillez751/
Godaliy713,207/
Ghadale71621/
Godhali71553/
Goudali71517/
Godalla71440/
Godhala71330/
Ghodali71298/
Ghodile71282/
Oodally71255/
Godalay71250/
Gaddale71201/
Gadhale71160/
Godalli71158/
Ghodele71115/
Goddala71112/
Gaudale7170/
Godaily7162/
Godelie7162/
Goudailler7162/
Goddali7154/
Gadaley7144/
Godaila7141/
Gudalle7132/
Gouddal7130/
Gudhale7129/
Ousdale7128/
Godasel7124/
Ngodali7124/
Goddall7123/
Gadalie7122/
Goudala7120/
Goudail7119/
Ghodala7115/
Godaili7114/
Ghodhal7113/
Godaala7113/
Godaali7113/
Goudaillez7113/
Gudales7111/
Gadgale7110/
Hoidale718/
Ghudale718/
Godhail718/
Hosdale717/
Gadaale717/
Godhole716/
Godalya716/
Godhele715/
Godahal714/
Guddale714/
Gotdala714/
Godeley713/
Gaadale713/
Ooddole713/
Godaill713/
Gadales713/
Godhall712/
Gadalhe712/
O'Daley712/
Odalije712/
Gadaile712/
Godalia712/
Gudaale711/
Gudaler711/
Gudgale711/
Gadalle711/
Gadaule711/
Godayla711/
Ghosdal711/
Guudale711/
Godhile711/
Goudalt711/
Houdale711/
Ngodole711/
Goudole711/
Goodola711/
Godalis711/
Godault711/
Goddald711/
Gudaley711/
Ghoudal711/
Godacil711/
Goudall710/
Gosdall710/
Gasdale710/
Godoole710/
Odailey710/
Goodoll710/
Goedall710/
Goodeil710/
Goddahl710/
Gudal675,333/
Odala672,652/
Gadal672,401/
Odole672,027/
Adale671,903/
Odali67929/
Goddalla67366/
Godawela67300/
Odaly67174/
Godál67164/
Goodeill67119/
Güdal67101/
Godollei6746/
Godhalya6737/
Godiyala6735/
Gadailey6726/
Goddalli6721/
Gaddaley6719/
Odalj6718/
Godolley6717/
Godalova6715/
Oudaille6715/
Goodgoll6713/
Godalová6712/
Godol6711/
Goudalai6710/
Godhaliy679/
Gaudhale678/
Goudalli677/
O'Dalley675/
Goudalla675/
Godailay674/
Godhalla673/
Godhalli673/
Godiyali673/
Goudally673/
Goddaala673/
Goddaali673/
Goddally673/
Guudaale673/
Ghodaliy673/
Goodheil672/
Gaadhale672/
Gadaalhe671/
Guddhale671/
Ghadalet671/
Ghadhale671/
Gaudalle671/
Gadajile671/
Gaddalee671/
Gaddaleh671/
Godayala671/
Godhaala671/
Godhuole671/
Godolets671/
Goedhali671/
Gohdalya671/
Gohdhali671/
Goudeall671/
Ngoudali671/
Gaudales671/
Goudault671/
Goudeali671/
Goudhall671/
Godhalay671/
Godallla671/
Goddhall671/
Goidaliy671/
Gudaleit671/
Ghadaleh671/
Ghosdeal671/
Odalı671/
Gaadaale671/

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