Goode Surname

12,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Goode Surname Definition:

Nick 'the good,' corresponding to French le bon.

Richard le Gode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

(a) Bapt. 'the son of Gode.' This is the source of most of our Goods; compare Goodwin and Godwin as compounds.

Goda Herrt, 1273.

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Goode Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,0651:12,4711,547
England7,4291:7,5001,089
Australia3,7551:7,1891,059
Canada1,0751:34,2754,403
Israel6891:12,4201,898
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Ireland4981:9,4561,276
Wales4411:7,017787
Jamaica3901:7,359875
New Zealand3271:13,8482,406
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Scotland1221:43,8843,986
India891:8,618,712176,377
Northern Ireland541:34,1673,366
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
France391:1,703,147154,208
Panama381:102,9543,886
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Guernsey221:2,929767
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Gambia91:213,717372
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Norway71:734,61250,907
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Samoa41:48,452659
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
China41:341,830,39216,990
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belize11:355,4743,977
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2341:18,9312,274
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7961:6,421989
Wales661:23,7641,369
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6151:10,8821,421

The alternate forms: Goodè (1) are calculated separately.

Goode (473) may also be a first name.

Goode Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nick 'the good,' corresponding to French le bon.

Richard le Gode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

(a) Bapt. 'the son of Gode.' This is the source of most of our Goods; compare Goodwin and Godwin as compounds.

Goda Herrt, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William fil. Gode, ibid.

Goda Poggel, ibid.

Norman fil. Gode, ibid.

Goda de Castre, ibid.

Gode de Scorham, temp. 1300: Cartularium Abbatiale de Whiteby, Ordinis S. Benedicti.

Hawen Cropure et Gude uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Goda de Berewyk, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii. Temp. Henry III & Edward I.

Hugo Gud, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Cecilia Gud, 1379: ibid.

Robertus Godde and Elena uxor ejus: ibid.

Willelmus Gude: ibid.

1402. Goda Pope: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting (2).

1770. Married — Bartholomew Goode and Mary Caporn: St. George, Hanover Square.

1805. — Abraham Good and Elizabeth Turner: ibid.

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

(1) probably from the Old English personal name Goda or Gode. (2) shortened from a personal name, as Goodman, Goodrich, Goodwin. (3) less probably, I think, from the adjective 'good'. George Gude and Mariota Hommyll, his spouse, are mentioned in 1517 (RSS., I, 2946; for many additional references to him see Inchcolm, p. 135). Thomas Gude, bailie of Lowdoun, Ayr, 1533 (Laing, 390). John Gwid, mason, was builder of the tower of Pollok, 1536 (Pollok, I, p. 271), and John Gud held a tenement in Glasgow, 1555 (Protocols, l). Herbert Guld was infeft in lands of Auchencairn, 1561 (Nisbet, I, p. 219). Magnus Guld, retoured heir of James Guld in Kirkwall, 1636, may be the Magnus Good, merchant and burgess of the same town, 1648 (Retours, Orkney, 23, 55). George Good was author of Liberton in ancient and modern times, Edinburgh, 1893. Godde 1564, Gud 1554.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) 1 Upright, Virtuous [Middle English go(o)d, Old English gód] 2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name God(a [from god, a (heathen) god]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Goda or Gode (good), which is also the first element in many names such as Godmund, Godric and Godwine. In these names it often refers to God; occasionally it refers to the good man.

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

From excellence of character, like the French Le Bon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Wood.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Henry Goode was rector of Weldon in 1684; William Good claimed part of the manor of Kettering in 1652 (Wh.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Goode Last Name Facts

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

Goode (Hindi: गूदे) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant: Goodè. For other potential spellings of Goode click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goode? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,399th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 160,859 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Goode are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Goode is also the 391,396th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 473 people.

The surname Goode is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 29,065 people, or 1 in 12,471. In The United States Goode is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Virginia, where 10 percent reside and Maryland, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 84 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Goode Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goode has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 630 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 213 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 668 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goode Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Goode surname is predominantly Catholic (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Goode last name are 6.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Goode earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.64% more than the national average, earning 355,227 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 90.35% more than the national average, earning R 452,352 per year; in United States they earn 4.07% less than the national average, earning $41,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.82% more than the national average, earning $53,566 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodè931/
Goodey912,375/
Goodes911,383/
Gooder911,017/
Goodie91842/
Goodge91793/
Goodee9120/
Goodhe9110/
Goohde915/
Goodeu913/
Goodde912/
Gooded912/
Goodea911/
Goodez911/
Ngoode911/
Goodje910/
Goodet910/
Gode8932,661/
Oode89112/
Goodett83130/
Gooddie8326/
Goodher8313/
Goodess8311/
Goodhey835/
Goodead835/
Gooddey833/
Goodiea831/
Goodhea831/
Goodhed831/
Ghoodei831/
Goodder830/
Goodeer830/
Ghode8024,681/
Godet8010,590/
Gooda808,383/
Godge805,009/
Goede804,172/
Goody804,089/
Goude802,973/
Goder802,660/
Godes802,097/
Godde802,055/
Godje801,630/
Godey801,465/
Ngode80791/
Gohde80785/
Godez80542/
Godea80523/
Godhe80396/
Godie80309/
Oodee80296/
Goodi80273/
Godee80222/
Goded80185/
Godei80182/
Godep8049/
Gotde8048/
Godeu8046/
Godeč8034/
Hoode8030/
Goide8027/
Godée8016/
Godeh8010/
Godøe807/
Oodey805/
Goyde804/
Ggode803/
Godeć803/
Gosde801/
Oodde801/
Oodea801/
Godeś801/
Goodhead771,782/
Goodheer7713/
Goodheat771/
Goodhedd771/
Ode7548,208/
Goudie734,831/
Goddey731,808/
Goudet731,622/
Ghodge731,589/
Goedde731,242/
Goudey731,117/
Goudge731,016/
Gouder73866/
Godeas73788/
Godest73606/
Goddet73593/
Ghodei73539/
Gooday73476/
Hoodie73413/
Goodis73377/
Goidje73359/
Gohdes73284/
Goudje73283/
Goyder73208/
Goedee73165/
Godett73152/
Godder73110/
Godeer7391/
Gooddy7363/
Hooder7361/
Ngodhe7354/
Godeis7353/
Godetz7345/
Goidet7338/
Ngoude7337/
Goudei7336/
Goddes7334/
Goudes7332/
Goudeu7330/
N'Gode7329/
Goddie7327/
Hoodes7325/
Godess7323/
Gojdie7321/
Gochde7319/
Goodoy7319/
Ghodes7318/
Ghodhe7317/
Goodhi7316/
Goidea7314/
Hoodei7313/
Goides7313/
Goudeh7313/
Godech7311/
Godher7310/
Godepp739/
Goodaa739/
Goudde739/
Hoodge738/
Goudez738/
Goosdy737/
Ngodde737/
Gouïde737/
Nggode736/
Goodha736/
Ooddee736/
Godhei736/
Godesh735/
Goudee735/
Goddee735/
Goudeï735/
Goodda734/
Godhey734/
Ngodei734/
Ghoder734/
Goodiy734/
Ghoodi734/
Gotder733/
Goudeî733/
Goddge732/
Ghoide732/
Ghoude732/
Godhee732/
Godhes732/
Goddhe732/
Goodys732/
Goider732/
Goddeh732/
Goodoi732/
Goydes732/
Goodiz732/
Ghodeh732/
Nkgode732/
Ghosde731/
Qgodde731/
Ng'ode731/
Ngoodi731/
Godecz731/
Ghodde731/
Ghoede731/
Godhie731/
Goedhe731/
Gohdge731/
Gooddi731/
Goodoa731/
Oodeey731/
Godiey731/
Hooded731/
Hoodee731/
Kgoede731/
Ngodea731/
Ngoody731/
Ngotde731/
Goudej731/
Goodai731/
Goydje731/
Godeaz731/
Godesd731/
Godesz731/
Goddez731/
Gojder731/
Ghodea731/
Ghodie731/
Godieh731/
Nngode731/
Goddea731/
Godees731/
Ggooda731/
Godeiz731/
Goodyy731/
Ghodey730/
Goodhy730/
Gosder730/
Hoodey730/
Gooddhead711/
Odeh67121,623/
Gade67113,824/
Goda6790,654/
Odey6748,068/
Gude6725,920/
Godi6721,597/
Odei6715,190/
Oide6711,351/
Oder6710,242/
Odie676,596/
Gody675,681/
Oude674,916/
Odje674,458/
Odea674,128/
Odde673,817/
Hode673,340/
Odee671,716/
Ohde671,534/
Odhe671,076/
Odet671,033/
Oded67835/
Güde67644/
Odep67556/
Odes67313/
Ooda67278/
Goodday67273/
Goudett67250/
Goddess67238/
Odej67203/
Oody67149/
Goddett6786/
Goodish6776/
Odeu6769/
Oodi6749/
Ghoshde6743/
Odez6735/
Godé6735/
Goudeth6731/
Ghodest6723/
Goeddey6720/
Ghouder6713/
Odge6712/
Goshdeh6711/
Goodich679/
Ojde679/
Godhead678/
Godê678/
Goodytz678/
O'De676/
Oyde674/
Uode673/
Gouchde673/
Ghoddeh672/
Godesth672/
Goodiss671/
Goudesr671/
Goudher671/
Godesst671/
Godá671/
Otde671/
Oïde671/
Ngoudei671/
Gouydje671/
Godè671/
Godj671/
Godeass671/
Godiehy671/
Ngoudee671/
Goddeed671/
Nkgoodi671/
Godddey671/
Goudiey671/
Gooddis670/
Gousdes670/

Goode Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goode in the Hindi language
गूदेgude-

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