Goodall Surname
Approximately 27,735 people bear this surname
Goodall 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 SurnameGoodall Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11,183 | 1:4,982 | 690 |
| United States | 7,025 | 1:51,596 | 6,219 |
| Australia | 3,621 | 1:7,455 | 1,101 |
| New Zealand | 1,378 | 1:3,286 | 496 |
| Canada | 1,219 | 1:30,226 | 3,946 |
| Scotland | 963 | 1:5,560 | 918 |
| South Africa | 912 | 1:59,405 | 7,504 |
| Wales | 306 | 1:10,113 | 1,118 |
| Northern Ireland | 212 | 1:8,703 | 1,434 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Jamaica | 144 | 1:19,930 | 1,749 |
| Thailand | 90 | 1:784,870 | 127,251 |
| Ireland | 43 | 1:109,510 | 5,657 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Japan | 19 | 1:6,728,647 | 42,320 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| El Salvador | 11 | 1:576,717 | 3,120 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:28,607 | 3,614 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 74 | 1:59,863 | 4,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,540 | 1:4,400 | 661 |
| Scotland | 822 | 1:4,554 | 722 |
| Wales | 55 | 1:28,517 | 1,601 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,630 | 1:30,809 | 3,722 |
Goodall (288) may also be a first name.
Goodall 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) One who came from Gowdall (corner overgrown with marigold), in Yorkshire.
GOODALLE: A corruption of good hall.
Good—hall, a fine hall or mansion; or good—ale.
Goodall Demographics
Average Male Goodall Height
177.14 cm
Average Female Goodall Height
163.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Goodall Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goodall Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goodall occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goodall? popularity and diffusion
The surname Goodall is the 19,763rd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 262,756 people. The surname Goodall is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Goodall are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. Goodall is also the 520,883rd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 288 people.
Goodall is most common in England, where it is carried by 11,183 people, or 1 in 4,982. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 11 percent live, Greater London, where 8 percent live and Hampshire, where 7 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 80 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Goodall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Goodall has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Goodall surname increased 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 556 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 42 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Goodall Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (62%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Goodall last name are 13.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.52% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Goodall earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.88% more than the national average, earning R 327,660 per year; in United States they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $43,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $52,078 CAD per year.
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Goodall Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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