Goodered Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Goodered Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godred,' possibly a variant of Godard; v. Goddard.

Robert Godred, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Dominus Godred, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Goodered Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Goodered Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godred,' possibly a variant of Godard; v. Goddard.

Robert Godred, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Dominus Godred, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Isabel Godrid, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John Godred, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Godrad, Wiltshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Robert Goodred, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

As a baptismal name Goodred seems to have lingered on in Lincolnshire till the 16th century.

'Anthony Gilby, Elizabeth his wife, and Goddred their Sonne' were admitted into the 'Englishe Churche and Congregation at Geneva, 'Oct. 13, 1555- Gilby was born in Lincolnshire, and tied on the accession of Mary: v. Burn's History Parish Registers (1862).

1690. Married — Matthias Goodred and Elizabeth Taylor: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) God-Counsel [Anglo-Saxon Godred—rœd, counsel]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Goodered Last Name Facts

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

Goodered is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Goodered click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodered? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Goodered live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Goodered is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Goodered is most common in: Surrey, where 100 percent live. Besides England it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Goodered Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goodered has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Goodered surname contracted 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Goderez8014/
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Goderes803/
Goderer803/
Goderyd802/
Goderid801/
Godgere801/
Goddere801/
Goodire800/
Godderie75105/
Goodaire7590/
Gouddere751/
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Gooderzi751/
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Goderi7121/
Godire716/
Godery713/
Godère712/
Goddeeres711/
Goodeeris711/
Godhehere711/
Gooderich711/
Godereich711/
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Ghadere67336/
Gaderer67308/
Godaire67163/
Goddery6762/
Gouderi6714/
Gaudere6711/
Godderé6711/
Godgeri676/
Gadiere676/
Godgire674/
Godeira673/
Godhire673/
Goderaj672/
Goodiri672/
Gadgere672/
Godgery671/
Gadhere671/
Godhera671/
Goîdire671/
Godirez671/
Gaderee671/
Gooddeeris671/
Gaderre671/
Gahdere671/
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Gadeire671/
Goidera671/
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