Goodess Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Goodess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goodess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Goodess (35) may also be a first name.

Goodess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goodess is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodess? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Goodess live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname Goodess is most frequent in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is most numerous in: Suffolk, where 44 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 33 percent live and Norfolk, where 22 percent live. Excluding England it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Wales, where 9 percent live.

Goodess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goodess has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Goodess last name fell 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodes921,383/
Godess9223/
Goddess86238/
Goodies8634/
Godesse865/
Goodiss861/
Godesst861/
Godeass861/
Goodges860/
Goodeus860/
Goode8345,304/
Godes832,097/
Odess83105/
Goddiess8020/
Goodey772,375/
Gooder771,017/
Goodie77842/
Goodge77793/
Godeas77788/
Godest77606/
Goodis77377/
Gohdes77284/
Hodess77159/
Odesse7779/
Godeis7753/
Godges7740/
Goddes7734/
Goudes7732/
Godese7728/
Hoodes7725/
Goodee7720/
Ghodes7718/
Goides7713/
Goodhe7710/
Godesh775/
Goohde775/
Goodeu773/
Goedes773/
Goodde772/
Godhes772/
Godies772/
Goodys772/
Gooded772/
Goydes772/
Gudess772/
Goodea771/
Goodez771/
Ngoode771/
Godesd771/
Godesz771/
Oodese771/
Godees771/
Odgess770/
Goodje770/
Goodex770/
Goodet770/
Gode7332,661/
Odes73313/
Gadesse71737/
Gaddess71156/
Hodgess71133/
Goodett71130/
Goodish7176/
Gooddie7126/
Ghodest7123/
O'Desse7114/
Goodher7113/
Goudiss7110/
Goodise715/
Goodhey715/
Goodead715/
Gooddey713/
Ghodese712/
Godeshe712/
Godesth712/
Hoodges711/
Gudesse711/
Gojdies711/
Goodiea711/
Goudesr711/
Goodhea711/
Goodhed711/
Goudies711/
Ghoodei711/
Goodder710/
Goodeer710/
Gooddis710/
Gousdes710/
Ghode6724,681/
Godet6710,590/
Gooda678,383/
Godge675,009/
Goody674,089/
Hodes673,110/
Goude672,973/
Goder672,660/
Godde672,055/
Goodhead671,782/
Godje671,630/
Gudes671,466/
Godey671,465/
Gades67968/
Ngode67791/
Gohde67785/
Godez67542/
Godea67523/
Godhe67396/
Godie67309/
Goodi67273/
Godis67229/
Odeus67225/
Godee67222/
Oudes67205/
Goded67185/
Godei67182/
Oddes67100/
Odeis6779/
Odese6767/
Oydes6765/
Adess6759/
Godep6749/
Gotde6748/
Godeu6746/
Godeč6734/
Odesh6733/
Goide6727/
Odies6719/
Odges6717/
Godée6716/
Odessova6713/
Goodheer6713/
Odeas6711/
Godeh6710/
Godøe677/
Odets676/
Godys676/
Goyde674/
Godex674/
Odest673/
Ggode673/
Godeć673/
Godés672/
Gaudesse672/
Gosde671/
Odhes671/
Oides671/
Goodheat671/
Goodhedd671/
Goodè671/
Godès671/
Godesova671/
Godeś671/
Ghoodish671/
Odiss670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goodess
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