Goodenow Surname

384,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Goodenow Surname Definition:

(English) Said to be a nickname for one who was sufficient or satisfactory in some sense.

Goodenow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9221:393,12234,492
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2071:242,60220,235

Goodenow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Said to be a nickname for one who was sufficient or satisfactory in some sense.

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

Goodenow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goodenow is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodenow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 384,325th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,878,428 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Goodenow are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Goodenow is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 922 people, or 1 in 393,122. In The United States Goodenow is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 9 percent reside, Michigan, where 8 percent reside and Iowa, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Goodenow occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Goodenow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goodenow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goodenow surname expanded 445 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goodenow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goodenow surname are 15.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.33% registered with the party.

Goodenow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,659 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodenowe941/
Goodenaw881/
Goodanow880/
Godenov8047/
Goodenouph780/
Godenova75116/
Goodanov756/
Goodeneuf710/
Godenhoff710/
Gadenov67133/
Godinov6773/
Gudenov6725/
Godanov6712/
Godonov676/
Godanaw671/
Gudenaw671/
Godynov671/

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