Goodenday Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Goodenday Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Goldinghay,' i.e. the hay or enclosure of Golding the proprietor. I have not found the spot (v. Hay and Golden); compare Billingay.

1647. Married — Nathaniell Browne and Grace Gouldinghaye: St.

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Goodenday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France31:22,140,907385,998
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Goodenday Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Goldinghay,' i.e. the hay or enclosure of Golding the proprietor. I have not found the spot (v. Hay and Golden); compare Billingay.

1647. Married — Nathaniell Browne and Grace Gouldinghaye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Goodenday Last Name Facts

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

Goodenday occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Goodenday.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodenday? popularity and diffusion

The surname Goodenday is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Goodenday is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Goodenday live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 100 percent are found. Beside England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and France, where 19 percent are found.

Goodenday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goodenday has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Goodenday surname contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goodenday Last Name Statistics demography

Goodenday earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodndy880/
Ghodendy821/
Odenda8026/
Godende752/
Goodndge711/
Ngadenda711/
Odendaht710/
Odendi67375/
Odende67315/
Odinda6756/
Adenda6742/
Odemda672/
Odendé671/

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