Goodfriend Surname

304,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,246 people bear this surname

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

Goodfriend Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the good friend'; compare Goodchild, Goodfellow.

Robertus Gudefeir, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Godefere, 1379: ibid.

Fere, in the North Country and Scotland, means 'a friend, companion.

Goodfriend Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1511:314,90828,799
Canada391:944,75971,777
Israel231:372,07130,321
England181:3,095,448105,421
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Goodfriend (57) may also be a first name.

Goodfriend Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the good friend'; compare Goodchild, Goodfellow.

Robertus Gudefeir, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Godefere, 1379: ibid.

Fere, in the North Country and Scotland, means 'a friend, companion.'

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

(English) The amiable or pleasant companion.

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

Goodfriend Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goodfriend is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodfriend? popularity and diffusion

The surname Goodfriend is the 304,156th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,848,753 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Goodfriend are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 57 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,151 people, or 1 in 314,908. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 22 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.

Goodfriend Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goodfriend has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,019 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goodfriend Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goodfriend last name are 4.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Goodfriend earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 34.32% more than the national average, earning $57,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.11% more than the national average, earning $57,190 CAD per year.

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