Gooden Surname
Approximately 20,037 people bear this surname
Gooden Surname Definition:
Corruptions of Godwin.
Gooden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,621 | 1:26,610 | 3,339 |
| Jamaica | 3,564 | 1:805 | 149 |
| England | 1,174 | 1:47,460 | 5,964 |
| Australia | 654 | 1:41,278 | 5,299 |
| Canada | 390 | 1:94,476 | 10,305 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| Panama | 54 | 1:72,449 | 3,088 |
| Philippines | 50 | 1:2,024,764 | 119,725 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 346 | 1:70,449 | 7,881 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,620 | 1:30,999 | 3,740 |
Gooden (104) may also be a first name.
Gooden Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Corruptions of Godwin.
One of the oldest families of Gooden in this part of England is that of the Gooddens of Compton, just over the Dorset border of Somerset, who are descended from John Goodwyn of the time of Edward VI. (L.). Mr. John Goodden of Bowerheaton, in the beginning of last century, belonged to the same stock (C.).
Gooden Demographics
Gooden Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gooden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gooden Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gooden (Arabic: جودن) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gooden? popularity and diffusion
Gooden is the 26,813th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 363,704 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Gooden live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 925,156th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 104 people.
The last name Gooden is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 13,621 people, or 1 in 26,610. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Gooden exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 18 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.
Gooden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gooden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gooden surname rose 841 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 339 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gooden Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gooden last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gooden surname are 1.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.83% being registered with the party.
The amount Gooden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.75% more than the national average, earning R 479,436 per year; in United States they earn 13.12% less than the national average, earning $37,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.64% more than the national average, earning $52,486 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gooden Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gooden in the Arabic language | ||
| جودن | jwdn | - |
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