View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Goodchap Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Goodchap is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodchap? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,918,812^th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Goodchap reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Goodchap is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 999,841. In Australia Goodchap is most common in: Queensland, where 74 percent live, New South Wales, where 11 percent live and Victoria, where 11 percent live. Besides Australia Goodchap is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 29 percent live and England, where 26 percent live.

Goodchap Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Goodchap has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Goodchap surname increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goodchap Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.