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

The surname Goodchild is most common in England. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Goodchild.

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

The last name is the 53,528^th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 764,134 people. The last name Goodchild occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Goodchild are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,545,828^th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 43 people.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 5,492 people, or 1 in 10,145. In England Goodchild is most frequent in: Greater London, where 12 percent live, Suffolk, where 9 percent live and Essex, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Goodchild Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Goodchild has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Goodchild surname grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 677 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,586 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 620 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Goodchild Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Goodchild surname are 5.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Goodchild earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning 362,033 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning R 234,048 per year; in United States they earn 14.81% more than the national average, earning $49,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.07% more than the national average, earning $59,157 CAD per year.