Goodbrand Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Goodbrand Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Goodbrand,' literally good sword or God's sword.

Walter Godisbrond, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Goodbrand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3421:107,73611,580
Scotland2271:23,5852,631
England1441:386,93126,993
United States791:4,588,088240,017
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Wales61:515,75523,171
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1271:29,4742,548
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Goodbrand Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Goodbrand,' literally good sword or God's sword.

Walter Godisbrond, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(English and Scandinavian) Battle- Brand [Old NorseTeut. Guðbrand—O.E. Old Norse gúð, battle, war + brand, a firebrand, sword] Gudbrand is a fairly common Norwe­gian name, often confused (Stöylen, Nor- ske Döbenavne, p. 31) with Gullbraud = ‘Gold-Brand.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Goodbrand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goodbrand has its highest incidence in Canada. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodbrand? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 401,442nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,328,624 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Goodbrand reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Goodbrand is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 107,736. In Canada Goodbrand is most frequent in: Ontario, where 72 percent live, Alberta, where 15 percent live and British Columbia, where 8 percent live. Barring Canada it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 26 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Goodbrand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goodbrand has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Goodbrand surname rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 960 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goodbrand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goodbrand surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Goodbrand earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.01% less than the national average, earning R 218,604 per year; in United States they earn 10.3% more than the national average, earning $47,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $53,924 CAD per year.

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